Commonly known as the blue-belly lizard, photo taken on August 17th, 2016 on the Fisher Community Trail by Alejandro Ortega.
Taken on the Continental Divide Trail, October 5th 2016 by Alejandro Ortega.
Taken on the Fisher Community Trail, June 1st, 2016.
Taken on the Fisher Community Trail, November 25, 2016.
Taken on the Fisher Community Trail, June 1st 2017.
Taken on the School Overlook Trail, May 7, 2016.
Commonly known as spectacle pod, Wislizeni's spectaclepod, and touristplant, is a flowering plant in the mustard family native to western North America. Taken on the School Overlook Trail, August 31, 2016.
Taken on the Fisher community Trail, June 4th, 2016.
Taken at the foot of Cuba Mesa, south of the Fisher Community Trail, October 20, 2016.
Taken on the Fisher Community Trail, June 4th, 2016.
Caterpillar is the common name for the larvae of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). Taken on Fisher Community Trail, June 4th, 2016.
Taken on the Fisher Community Trail, July 5th, 2016 by Alejandro Ortega.
Taken on the Library Loop trail November 1st, 2016.
Taken on the Fisher Community Trail, June 4th, 2016.
Taken on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, October 18, 2015.
Taken on the Rito San Jose Trail, August 11, 2015.
Western wallflower at the School Overlook Trailhead May 6, 2017.
3 American Kestrel Falcons, photo taken on Cuba Mesa, April 14th, 2017.
Rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk on Cuba Mesa, April 14th, 2017.
Taken along the Continental Divide Trail North/Los Pinos Trail June 24th, 2017.
Taken on the Continental Divide Trail North/Los Pinos Trail June 24th, 2017.
Taken on the Continental Divide Trail North/Los Pinos Trail on June 25th, 2016
Taken on the Continental Divide Trail North/Los Pinos Trail June 25th, 2017.
Also known as scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet & skunk flower. Taken on the Continental Divide Trail North/Los Pinos on June 25th, 2017.
Taken on the Continental Divide Trail June 25th, 2017.
Taken on the Continental Divide Trail/Los Pinos Trail June 25th, 2017.
This is a new feature which captures the beautiful 'flora and fauna' seen around the many trails of Cuba, New Mexico. If you are hiking and see something of interest on the trails and would like to share please include your name, photo, identification of specimen, where and when the photo was taken and email it to: alortega@salud.unm.edu or post it to our Facebook page with the links below.
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