“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
~ Ansel Adams
Arriving at my photo destination yesterday, sunrise didn’t initially look like it was going to be anything extraordinary so I almost hiked on. Thankfully, I thought a bit more about it and decided to give it some time. Clearly I am glad I did that!
There’s a little wetland area along one of my photo excursion routes that sometimes gets some cool creatures. With recent rains, the pond had filled up quite a bit and in doing so, drew in a number of these cool birds. They were putting on quite a show, posing, calling, flying around. The display they […]
Sometimes you and your neighbors just don’t get along. Such was the case with these two very different types of birds with the kingbirds clearly telling the raptor, “Get off my lawn!” Western kingbirds are known to be bullies, unafraid of taking on any raptor that dares to intrude on its territory. I’ve seen them […]
If you visit the Great Plains, you are sure to hear this pudgy little bird singing. Its call is distinctive and one that makes you well-aware of its presence. They are quite common, usually found sitting on fence posts or in small bushes, calling out to whoever will listen. Interestingly enough, they are the state […]
A burrowing owl shows its disdain for the recent weather conditions on the Colorado Front Range. 😀 We do truly need the moisture so it isn’t all bad but it has put a damper (pun intended) on my recent photo excursions. To have blah skies and rain on a long weekend when I get extra […]
Certainly this mule deer buck is handsome but check out those antlers – the diameter of the base in insane! When the antlers are fully grown in late summer / early fall, he is sure to have a massive rack. He will certainly be one of the leading contenders when the rut arrives in October. […]
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