Jeremy's Birds (and More)

4 Peaks in 4 Days: Day 3 - Black Mesa, OK This doesn't show the "peak," but, then again, there really wasn't one. It does show what the area generally looked like. We esentially hiked to the top of the bluff on the left to the highpoint. Plains Lubber ( Brachystola magna) . The biggest grasshopper I've ever seen in my life. It was early in the morning so it wasn't moving very well and I was able to get it up on my hiking staff. The photo doesn't do justice to how big this was for a grasshopper. Texas Horned Lizard . This reminds me a bit of Stich from Lilo and Stich for some reason.

Animals Crevice Spiny Lizard . The very distinctive neck band and tail bands made this one easy to identify. It was a fairly large lizard too. This was the only animal we saw that I got a photo of, but I did also see a Mountain Chickadee and White-Throated Swift (both birds).