View from a Desert Studies Center science outpost on the way to Death Valley in California.

Taken with: Canon 30D – Canon 70-200 f/4.0L

While I was working on the Mohave Tui Chub project, I spent almost my entire stipend on a Canon 30D.

Here is one of the images taken at the Desert Studies Center in the storage area.

Taken with: Canon 30D

Another image taken at the Desert Studies Center .

Taken with the Canon 30D

The Lake Tuende at the Desert Studies Center attracted lots of waterfowl. There wasn’t much water around (probably within 100mi), so quite a few of interesting birds ended up at the preserve.

Another image taken at the Desert Studies Center. I took a ton of pictures when I was there because I had just gotten myself the professional camera. A brand new Canon 30D.

These sheep were really hard to spot, and rarely came within viewing distance. I felt special getting to see them a couple times during the few months I was at Zzyzx.

A collard lizard sitting on a rock in the Mojave desert. Taken near Zzyzx, CA.

A picture of my herpatologist best friend at the Desert Studies Center. He’s showing off how big something is? Squishing the desert studies center between his fingers? Who knows, but it turns out to be a good portrait.

I don’t even remember taking this shot, but it turned out so well. I remember he played the guitar well, and sneaked me bread from the kitchen.

While out with Jason on our lizard finding quests, we came across a rarer to find specimen. We kept him to take pictures of the next day, but the skin darkened to a point where it was not really photographable. The air temperature was too low in house for it, so we released it onto a sunny rock. It was quite happy to have some heat again. Lovely specimen.