Friday flight: Swainson’s Hawk head on
I snapped this image yesterday north of Denver International Airport. This gorgeous raptor was hanging out on a pole when it decided to put on a bit of an aerial…
Osprey flyby
This male Osprey was circling the nest of another pair of Osprey in Longmont, Colorado. I tend to think he had thoughts of moving in on the home and perhaps…
Back off my harem!
"Back off my harem!" The message from this massive bull Elk last September was quite clear – don’t get too close to the ladies. Needless to say, I was not…
Pterodactyl flyby. No, not really…
Pterodactyl flyby. No, not really, but I have a friend that says Great Blue Herons remind him of the prehistoric dinosaur and I can't say that I entirely disagree. ;-)…
The eyes have it: Great Horned Owl owlets stare intently
Little escapes the watchful eyes of an owl and their little ones are no different. These three owlets went from half-sleeping to wide awake and staring at me to dozing…
Wind ruffles Swainson’s Hawk’s feathers
More and more of these Argentinians are showing up on Colorado's plains. Soon they will be picking nest sites and beginning their mating routine. On Sunday I came across this…