Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Kestrel is another “old-timer” (though younger than Corazon), who doesn’t like to pose for the camera (or the camera-wielding woman), and frequently turns this gaze of curious confusion toward me. And sometimes I manage to catch it somewhat creatively. 🙂

It’s hot again. And dry. And hot. And did I mention dry? And still smoky-hazy. Kestrel and her band have been hanging out in a far location of Spring Creek Basin where remains at least one (maybe two) water-(semi-)filled ponds. That’s a relief … but rain would bring more.

This image of Seneca at sunset was taken a couple of weeks ago (and I forgot about it!).

Too cool – on a hot evening – not to share.

We don’t have “standing stones” as evidence of prehistoric cultures, and we don’t have any indigenous rock art in Spring Creek Basin (that I know of), but these boulders stand at the base of a big rocky hill, and now and then, the mustangs take advantage to use them for both napping shade as well as scratching “posts”!

Temple took advantage of one of them post-nap as the band was starting to mosey out to graze in the evening light. She had a bit of an audience. 🙂

Really leaning into it!

When he finally looked up from his grazing above the south rim of Spring Creek canyon (north rim shown in the background), I was there. 🙂

Enjoy the moments. The ones that matter.

Aiyanna.

Love.

🙂

Bay beauties Tenaz and Madison engage in a bit of flirting for a brief moment.

Their family dynamic is … complicated. But then, what family’s isn’t? 🙂 The wonderful thing is that the overall dynamic between the families is one of respect and mostly peaceful.

Mostly. 🙂

Rowan keeps an eye out for anything that’s *not right* while the band grazes among the rocks in the high northwestern part of Spring Creek Basin. This was a different area than where the horses normally are, and I liked the different look of it. There was a lot of chattering from, I think, pinyon jays, and I think that’s what caught her attention. … Either that, or another band over a bit of a ridge.