The landscape photographer who discovers the body in the desert says: "he used to be into bird watching, but he gave it up. Too much death." This is a reference to both Art Imitates Life (2008) - where he discovers the bodies of a married couple while bird watching - and Got Murder? (2003) - where he was part of a group who discovered a human eye in a raven's nest.
In this episode the scene where the victim "Holy Steve" is killed was filmed at "Vasquez Rocks", a famous film set used in many westerns and most notably featured in the Star Trek episode Arena (1967). Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is actually located in northern Los Angeles County, California.
Erin Daniels and Lauren Lee Smith previously worked together on The L Word.