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I stop briefly at a stand of Desert willows (Chilopsis) while riding almost 2 miles down the paved Black Canyon Rd

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122648-desert-mallow.jpg It's Saturday, so the Hole-in-the-wall Visitor Centre is open; this Say's Phoebe nest is nearby whether open or notThumbnailsHere's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterflyIt's Saturday, so the Hole-in-the-wall Visitor Centre is open; this Say's Phoebe nest is nearby whether open or notThumbnailsHere's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterflyIt's Saturday, so the Hole-in-the-wall Visitor Centre is open; this Say's Phoebe nest is nearby whether open or notThumbnailsHere's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterflyIt's Saturday, so the Hole-in-the-wall Visitor Centre is open; this Say's Phoebe nest is nearby whether open or notThumbnailsHere's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterflyIt's Saturday, so the Hole-in-the-wall Visitor Centre is open; this Say's Phoebe nest is nearby whether open or notThumbnailsHere's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterflyIt's Saturday, so the Hole-in-the-wall Visitor Centre is open; this Say's Phoebe nest is nearby whether open or notThumbnailsHere's one of the butterflies I see in the Desert willow (Chilopsis) flowers on Black Canyon Road: probably a Monarch butterfly

These small trees are still putting out a lot of slightly sweet-smelling flowers, and attracting insects and bees.