Smoky mountain sunrise
Thus far this summer, Colorado has managed to escape any significant wildfires. However, smoke from blazes burning in neighboring states has occasionally intruded on our normally blue skies. Such was…
Young Swainson’s hawk tests its wings
With a very long flight to Argentina to prepare for, this juvenile needs to get in shape fast. Taken a couple weeks ago, this Swainson’s hawk nest had two little…
Evening sun lights up a hummingbird’s wings
The backyard hummingbirds continue to be quite hit or miss for me. Usually when I do see them, they just aren’t in a good spot for pictures. Late last week,…
Tony’s Takes Facebook page is down – hopefully temporarily
Update, 8/25/22, 4:00pm. Scroll down for the original posting and previous updates. I’m free! After four weeks in Facebook jail, I am free. Earlier today I received an email saying…
Marmot fight!
It is a little tough to tell exactly what is going on just by viewing the pics but it was quite a little battle. I’ve seen marmots “play fight” as…
Fun with fungi
I arrived at camp earlier than the rest of my crew Friday afternoon. I got bored reading and relaxing and decided to go for a walk. I immediately noticed the…