Bighorn sheep ram takes a break, strikes a pose
The rut is hard work and sometimes the boys just need to take a break. This striking fellow was lucky enough to have a couple of ewes all to himself…
After work bald eagles require a stop despite the cold
As my dad would have said, "That's snot-freezing weather!" Indeed it was at 10 degrees when I got out of my truck to visit with these two beauties on my…
Eastern screech owl is all ears
Well, all ear tufts anyway. When you see an owl with its “ears” up, those are not actually its ears nor are they horns. They are tufts of feathers and…
Our national emblem for National Bird Day
Well, what else do you think I would post for National Bird Day? ;-) This was one of a pair of gorgeous bald eagles I was observing early last month.…
Bison grazing in front of the snow-covered Rocky Mountains
Finally! New Year's Eve / Day brought much-needed snowfall to the Colorado Front Range, our first decent storm of the season. Normally the cold and snow would make the bison…
“Why do I have a feeling someone is behind me?”
A young bald eagle is oblivious to another fast-approaching young one from behind. Taken on New Year’s Day, it is of course only fitting that my first pics of 2022…