Spring sunset skies on the Colorado Front Range
“Can we pause it for a bit?” That is what I asked my wife about the show we were watching as I happened to look out and see this scene…
Great horned owl tucks in tight to hide
Last weekend when checking my local great horned owl nest, I was able to spot dad pretty easily. Unfortunately for him, so did the neighboring Cooper’s hawk. Calamity ensued as…
Lady eagle does a picture-perfect flyby
On my impromptu day off last week, I visited one of my local bald eagle nests. While the female sat on the nest, the male sat a couple hundred yards…
Turkey tom strutting and showing off his color in suburbia
Wrapping up my photo excursion this past Sunday, I decided to check on our local rafter of turkeys. They were putting on a fun show, taking over the suburban street.…
Elk graze in the Colorado foothills
During the winter, elk move to lower elevations where the living is much easier than in their normal high altitude homes and the food plentiful. Occasionally I will come across…
Bison bull marches on across the plains
The bulk of the herd at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge was on the move Sunday morning. They were being quite rambunctious, occasionally breaking into runs. This big…