A quiet, sun‑dappled arroyo with skeletal remains of a horse and cow being reclaimed by ants, coyotes, and buzzards at dusk, surrounded by sagebrush and distant hills.

A photograph of a shallow desert arroyo at dusk, with sun‑dappled light breaking through sparse sagebrush and casting warm amber highlights on the dry riverbed. Skeletal remains of a horse and a cow lie on the sand, covered in marching ants, while a lone coyote stands nearby and a pair of buzzards glide overhead against a muted blue sky, with low, distant hills forming the background.