2010 March 01 « Hike Our Planet: Hot Springs National Park

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1 Mar

Cardinals, Lichen and Signs of Fire on the Hot Springs Trails

Posted by Lee Hiller-London in Dead Chief Trail, Floral Trail, Hot Springs Mountain Trail, Lower Dogwoord Trail, Short Cut Trail, Tufa Terrace Trail, Upper Dogwood Trail. Tagged: Hot Springs, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs Arkansas, Hiking Trails, Upper Dogwood Trail, Shortcut Trail, Arkansas Birds, Female Cardinal, Photography, Lichen covered rocks, Nature Photography, Northern Mockingbird, Lichen, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jays, NPS. 2 Comments

It was a turbulent morning in the Park, many of the creatures were beautiful silhouettes as I strolled along the Tufa Terrace. A male Cardinal was just above me pecking at berries, while a female moved on to a bare limb as the sun tried to peek out. A sweet Squirrel lept onto a rock in front of me, paused and quickly ran up a tree. I watched as they jumped from Tree to Tree in the highest limbs available. As I head toward the Dead Chief Trail a Turkey Vulture does a fly by.