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First light on the Mojave horizon sihouettes a distinctive Joshua tree This is our recording location at the foothills of the Granite Mountains Joshua Trees, found only in the wider Mojave, are iconic of the region The Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus grows in a small, spikey mound <br>Their blooms are pollinated by hummingbirds and last only a few days Coyotes are highly vocal, particularly at night, and more often heard than seen Golden Cholla cactus silhouetted by the rising sun Massive boulders give the Granite Mountains their name, <br>with a flowering Yucca in the foreground A 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 album The desert air begins to warm after a chilly night Delicately-crested and fire-eyed; a pair of Phainopeplas flutter around a Yucca Cactus country means Cactus Wrens - <br>this one sings loudly from a prominent shrub Ash-throated Flycatcher, a prominently contributor to the dawn chorus A tiny little Verdin - easy to overlook as it feeds on a Yucca Mockingbird at his songperch Desert Dandelions adorn the harsh landscape The stigma of this Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus are laden with pollen Keeping an eye on things - an ever-active Blue-gray Gnatcatcher The Granite Mountains viewed from the Kelso dunefields These volcanic cinder cones are a result of geologically recent tectonic activity <br>throughout the Mojave and Death Valley region Ash-throated Flycatchers often perch in the open A tall Yucca presides over a desert sunset The Mojave at night: a Joshua tree raises its crooked branches to the star-filled heavens
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