High altitude rainbow
Early morning yesterday brought a quick-hitting sun shower to Arapaho National Forest. The 13,229 foot high Mount Audubon (right) was slightly obscured by the rain while an extraordinarily vivid rainbow…
Moose displays bloody antlers, prepares for the rut
Taken this morning at Brainard Lake in Arapaho National Forest, Colorado . This monstrous bull moose has begun shedding the velvet that covers its antlers. The blood comes from the…
Sunrise honors
Thornton Veterans Memorial, Colorado . This local veterans memorial is one that is particularly special to me as I was chairman of the group that worked for years to fund…
Young Swainson’s Hawk launches into the air
I took a detour on the way home yesterday and drove around the hawk hot spots north of Denver International Airport and came across a couple of juvenile Swainson's Hawks…
A dynamic Colorado sunset
Thunderstorms moved through the Denver area yesterday afternoon and evening leading to some dramatic skies above. This is my first attempt at an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image. The technique…
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk stare down
A short detour after work led me to an area near Denver International Airport and a Swainson's Hawk nest that I have documented extensively in recent months. Three young ones…