Egyptian Goose, Hansen Dam

There were a pair of them, with a gimpy solo Canada Goose! We had never seen one before, so I looked them up - the wikipedia article (and several other online sources) say they've been seen in Florida, but are not known to breeed in the US, but anecdotal reports show goslings in Orange County! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_goose

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/birds/anseriformes/Alopochen%20aegyptiacus/index.htm

Desert Lighthouse Maintenance Trip

Tweakers tried to break in and steal the Desert Lighthouse's precious inner workings, so I joined Daniel Hawkins as muscle/documentarian. I can't say what exactly went down, but decapitation is work, man! Thankfully the desert is full of holes.