The odd couple
A great egret and American white pelican share a pond and fish together. The pelican was actually annoying the egret greatly as their fishing styles are quite different. Pelicans swim…
Pronghorn buck gets his closeup
A short, fun encounter with this handsome fellow last weekend near Eleven Mile State Park in Colorado. I happened across him and a few does near the lake and was…
Pretty posing mountain bluebird
I kind of missed the boat last month when these colorful birds migrated through the Denver area and never managed a good shot of them. This past weekend, a trip…
Starry skies over Eleven Mile State Park – and a few too many clouds
I visited this awesome Colorado park this past weekend for the first time since I was probably only thigh-high to an adult. It was a great visit getting away from…
Fox kit pins its sibling
I tend to think scenes like this between siblings are played out among humans as well. ;-) These two, rambunctious kits spent an evening a couple weeks ago chasing each…
A two starburst sunrise
I often employ the "trick" of using a small aperture on my lens to create a 'starburst' effect. On this morning, I got more bang for my buck with two…