Mule deer buck sports deformed antlers
Well this was an unusual looking fellow! At this point in the season, most of the bucks are just starting to re-grow their antlers and are sporting nubs. This guy…
Burrowing owls (finally) return to the Colorado plains
Better late than never! I usually see my first burrowing owls around the end of the first week / start of the second week of April. This year, I was…
Swainson’s hawk spreads its wings wide to take flight
A couple weeks ago I saw the first of these Argentinian visitors of the season to Colorado. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get any decent pics, at least none that…
A very cute red dog bison calf
Heading to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I was hoping to see the newest arrivals. I did, but they were not particularly cooperative. Most were on the…
And then there were two
Two! Whoohoo! Two weeks ago, I was able to photograph and confirm a single eaglet at this nest. Yesterday, I was able to see that there are actually two little…
The business end of a great horned owl
Arriving at the owl nest Tuesday evening, mama was perched in front of it, out in the open allowing for some cool pics far different from what I normally get…