Prairie falcon steals a harrier’s meal
Saturday I posted a photo slideshow of this encounter and promised I would later post some individual pics of the action shown in it. Here you go. These give you…
Coyote stands watch at dawn
I have been in a “coyote drought” for the longest time. These guys are quite common and I frequent the areas they are seen but I just have not had…
Photo slideshow: Harrier vs Prairie Falcon
Well, this was one awesome encounter! I happened across this young female northern harrier as it was eating some rabbit leftovers. As I was photographing it, the harrier suddenly leaped…
Bighorn sheep ram takes a break, strikes a pose
The rut is hard work and sometimes the boys just need to take a break. This striking fellow was lucky enough to have a couple of ewes all to himself…
After work bald eagles require a stop despite the cold
As my dad would have said, "That's snot-freezing weather!" Indeed it was at 10 degrees when I got out of my truck to visit with these two beauties on my…
Eastern screech owl is all ears
Well, all ear tufts anyway. When you see an owl with its “ears” up, those are not actually its ears nor are they horns. They are tufts of feathers and…