Wintertime waxing gibbous moon
The other night I heard our neighborhood owls making some noise and while the light was fleeting, I am still desperate to get pics of those buggers. Well, all I…
Ring-billed gull head on
A common bird we see plenty of here on the Colorado Front Range. They are kind of fun to watch although I don't usually photograph them. This one and its…
Coyote prowls the frozen landscape
A fun, fleeting encounter with this handsome fellow and the lady he was very interested in. I was up in Boulder County, Colorado checking an open space area for photo…
Merlin eats its breakfast on high
These little falcons are among my favorite wintertime raptors here in Colorado. This year, however, I have not had much luck spotting them. In fact, just Saturday I was telling…
Mule deer buck holds onto his rack, follows the ladies
Let’s call this Mulie Monday! This big boy is one of the stars of the show at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. While his antlers don’t have a…
The circle of life as coyotes and magpies feast on a bison carcass
Quite the scene yesterday and while the pictures aren’t very good, they tell a story of life, and death, in nature. I had stopped to photograph a pair of bald…