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First light on the Mojave horizon sihouettes a distinctive Joshua treeThis is our recording location at the foothills of the Granite MountainsJoshua Trees, found only in the wider Mojave, are iconic of the regionThe Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus grows in a small, spikey mound <br>Their blooms are pollinated by hummingbirds and last only a few daysCoyotes are highly vocal, particularly at night, and more often heard than seenGolden Cholla cactus silhouetted by the rising sunMassive boulders give the Granite Mountains their name, <br>with a flowering Yucca in the foregroundA Black-throated Sparrow, tired out after a long singing session no doubt!A male Gambel's Quail suns himself in the morning <br>These quail were numerous where we recorded and can be heard throughout the albumThe desert air begins to warm after a chilly nightDelicately-crested and fire-eyed; a pair of Phainopeplas flutter around a YuccaCactus country means Cactus Wrens - <br>this one sings loudly from a prominent shrubAsh-throated Flycatcher, a prominently contributor to the dawn chorusA tiny little Verdin - easy to overlook as it feeds on a YuccaMockingbird at his songperchDesert Dandelions adorn the harsh landscapeThe stigma of this Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus are laden with pollenKeeping an eye on things - an ever-active Blue-gray GnatcatcherThe Granite Mountains viewed from the Kelso dunefieldsThese volcanic cinder cones are a result of geologically recent tectonic activity <br>throughout the Mojave and Death Valley regionAsh-throated Flycatchers often perch in the openA tall Yucca presides over a desert sunsetThe Mojave at night: a Joshua tree raises its crooked branches to the star-filled heavens
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