Wary red fox following a spring snowstorm
Finally, a fresh one for #FoxFriday! Despite many, many visits to my local fox spot, I had not seen them since last fall. This past Sunday, I decided to give…
Male bald eagle departs the family home
Taken a few weeks ago on my most recent visit to my favorite bald eagle pair. Mom was sticking to the nest while Dad was a flurry of activity. Having…
“Yeah, I’m really happy to have migrated to Colorado for the summer – NOT.”
That is what I imagined this burrowing owl to be thinking as it checked me out after six inches of snow fell. :-D This little guy gave me some cool…
A pair of great horned owl owlets for Twofer Tuesday
There they are! My first look at these little cuties. Two weekends ago on my visit they insisted on staying hunkered down and out of sight. When I first arrived…
American avocet reflections
Some cool little birds from my photo outing yesterday. A small wetland / pond at a local open space is oftentimes home to a number of cool shorebirds and ducks.…
Swainson’s hawk debates the wisdom of migrating to Colorado in April
With the wintry weather yesterday, a lot of folks likely would have chosen Argentina’s weather over what we saw here. This hawk was likely thinking the same, wishing it had…