“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
~ Ansel Adams
A very pretty lady from some time in Colorado State Forest State Park last month. I’m not sure if this is a rufous or broad-tailed hummingbird but either way, she looked pretty danged good. She was guarding our feeder, doing her best to keep the bounty to herself, and in doing so, gave me this […]
Kind of a fun pic of this very colorful bird. Unlike most birds on the plains, the male goldfinch really stands out with that bright yellow plumage. My friend and I recently happened across this guy as he worked his way through a stand of wild sunflowers, gorging himself on the contents.
Maybe not as high as some other places but at 14,130 feet, it is a good ways up there. Normally I wouldn’t care for a shot with the ‘hand of man’ but I have come to really like this capture. The pair had just reached the upper parking lot and paused briefly, checking out the […]
This handsome fellow wasn’t going to let me interrupt his breakfast, but he was clearly keenly aware that I was there. The early morning filtered sunlight was perfect and gave a night catchlight in his eye. A bonus one for #MooseMonday in addition to the one I shared this morning.
The smaller bull on the left was wanting to test the bigger bull, but the big guy wasn’t interested – yet. It won’t be long and that velvet on their antlers will shed and then it will be game on. Judging by the size of the paddles, the smaller guy is punching above his weight […]
Well, here is something you don’t usually see – if ever. Also called a “glory of the pilot” or “pilot’s halo,” it is an optical phenomenon where a halo encircles a plane’s shadow. It is caused by tiny droplets of water in the air backscattering the sunlight. Taken on our flightseeing tour to Denali, they […]
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