Vegas Wildlife

When people think of LasVegas they think of casinos, neon lights, showgirls and wedding chapels.

These are my least favorite things about the area. 

I prefer the animals and beautiful plants that I don't get to see in Pennsylvania. 

We recently returned home from a trip out west to visit my 81 year old grandmother. It was Zoe's first time in a plane and we had quite an adventure... Valley of Fire, Hoover Dam, Mount Charleston and more!

We saw wild burros around Red Rock Canyon,

and mustangs around Cold Creek.

A desert rabbit in Valley of Fire (and a quail family too but they were too quick for me). 

Hummingbirds in my grandmother's back yard. The purple one is a black chinned hummingbird.

A spiny lizard with a beautiful blue belly. 

Red dragonfly in Bonnie Springs. 

In Boulder City they have a flock of desert bighorn sheep in Hemenway Park.

I was waiting for the young ones to jump on the playground equipment. 

Nothing like sharing adventures with your child!

(even if the desert was 100 degrees!)

Jacks or Better

In the three previous times I've been to Las Vegas, I've never seen the wild burros around Red Rock Canyon but this time I got lucky!

When we saw the first one, I nearly jumped out of the moving van!

My Mom is a huge animal lover and can't resist a quick pat.

I think this is a jenny and her baby from last year.

How sweet this guy is.

 I think he wanted to come home with us! He would like my back yard.

They look so neat against the mountains and desert!

At nearby Bonnie Springs Ranch I found some horses to photograph. We were shooed away by a worker so I didn't get many. The horses seemed well cared for but we didn't have the time or money for a ride.

I can't imagine how much hay costs out here.

More animals to come!