Albuquerque is having fine Fall weather. Daytime temperatures are in the 50s, while the nights are cold enough to cause the mulberry trees to lose all their leaves. I spent the week walking around with my Olympus Pen-FT, visiting the botanical garden, the riverside forest and the Rio Grande Nature Center.
The local wildlife rescue group put on their yearly education event to give visitors to the Nature Center an opportunity for a closeup look at the area's common raptors, a Kestrel, a Red-Tailed Hawk and a Great Horned Owl. All three had wing injuries preventing them from living free in the wild, but they were all healthy looking and well behaved.