Waxing crescent moon and Venus
I was out barbequing some chicken when I looked to the south and saw this cool celestial scene. These are just handheld so not as good as I would like…
Rough-legged hawk makes an early appearance on the Colorado plains
This was a pleasant surprise yesterday. I spotted this handsome hawk hovering over a field, looking for a meal below. As I trained my camera on it, I was pleased…
Rugged
Rugged. That seems like an apt description of this monstrous bison bull I photographed last weekend. He is one of the big boys at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife…
A beautiful flyby for Freedom Friday
Whew. What a crazy week it has been for me. Definitely am having the TGIF feeling and am ready for the weekend. Harkening back to a few weeks ago to…
Air Force Lightning strikes in northern Colorado
Of all the demonstrations at The Great Colorado Air Show last month, this was the one I was most looking forward to. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the…
The gray ghost patrols the plains
One of my favorite wintertime raptors in Colorado! While some of these guys hang around during the summer, northern harriers are most often seen in the winter. That does not…