Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Can he get any cuter?

Probably not possible. 🙂

Hayden sauntered by … just checking to make sure he was seen.

He couldn’t be missed. 🙂

Comanche was napping with his back to his mares (out of the frame to the left).

He was seriously snoozing! Until something caught the attention of his mares, which eventually awakened him.

I thought it might be a coyote … but it wasn’t. 🙂 The mares – and, eventually, Comanche – were watching something that was just out of my sight in a low area beyond a slight rise.

Tomorrow’s post will reveal the mystery!

Divine mustang matron Raven, glowing in sunset light against the snow-covered La Sal Mountains.

Hollywood is gearing up for vegetation-monitoring season. 🙂

That’s one of our exclosures, used to measure ungrazed – excluded – vegetation inside the small fenced area vs. outside, where the horses and other wildlife graze. Doesn’t look a whole lot different, eh? As part of our management, we monitor the health of Spring Creek Basin’s vegetation, measuring it in a variety of ways. Last year, I helped a couple of interns in the spring, then did more sites in the fall. Our herd manager tallies the results. This year, a team of specialists will visit the basin, and we’re eager to hear what they have to say.

And those are part of the La Sal Mountains in the background. Lots of good snow there!

Pretty red girl Tesora watches the murmuration … and the paparazzo.

We had winter. And then we had spring. And then, before summer and fall could arrive, winter returned. 🙂