Posing Hummingbird
It takes a lot of luck to capture these fast-movers in flight, let alone in a pose like this. This Rufous Hummingbird in Colorado State Forest State Park was kind…
Blue skies and golden sunflowers
A beautiful morning here in Colorado and on the plains the sunflowers are in full bloom. Accented with our deep, blue skies, it is a gorgeous scene. Scroll down below the…
Hummingbirds: Fight’s on!
Military pilots initiate sessions of head-to-head aerial combat training with that simple phrase. It seems appropriate for this picture of two hummingbirds who are about to begin a duel over…
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird in flight
Of the dozens of hummingbirds from this past week in Colorado State Forest State Park, this guy was the most elusive. He was clearly a master of the 'dine and…
Prairie Falcon performs high altitude dive
While at the top of Montgomery Pass (12,000 feet) in northern Colorado, this Prairie Falcon performed a dive down the mountainside. We were actually taking pictures of Pikas when this…
Butterfly takes advantage of the green conditions
Colorado's high country experienced above average snowfall this past winter and has had a relatively wet spring and summer. That has allowed the mountain landscape to be greener and more…