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I was greeted at the beginning of Catalina Highway by this Red Tailed Hawk who seemed intent upon some snack that was just below in hiding.
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I was able to approach very close and get a great look because it was so intent on whatever it was hunting. I guess it decided that I wasn't a threat and a meal was more important.
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As you can see the sky is clear and it's sunny although it was quite cool around 50 degrees.
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Started to see clouds early on but nothing that looked like it would produce rain.
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I stopped at
Molino Basin as there is usually a few birds hanging around and I wasn't
disappointed. First I saw two Ruby Crowned
Kinglets but did not get pictures. I also saw Bay Breasted Flycatchers, and cactus wrens.
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The Arizona Trail was across the roadway and I decided to hike a couple of miles out the trail to see what it was all about. Now it's getting colder and cloudier. Even with a good jacket I had to keep moving to keep warm. You can learn more about the Arizona Trail here:
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The trail was easy at the beginning but I took a turn into a rock filled wash because I wanted to see where it went and get a little exercise climbing over the rocks.
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Then the weather changed! Thunder and sprinkles sent me headed back down the trail to the warm car. I headed up the mountain to see what it was like above me and it rained very hard for quite a while.
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I made it up as far as the Seven Cataracts and watched the rain.
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Before I left the clearing started to roll in and the rain ceased.
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