First visit with mountain goats in two years
The highest paved auto road in North America was shut down last year for repairs preventing me from visiting these high-country denizens. With the road now repaired and snow cleared,…
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A red tailed hawk checking out the photographer directly below. These hawks are usually pretty skittish but this one was extraordinarily tolerant yesterday. It and its mate were hanging out…
Bald eagle launches into the light
With three nestlings to take care of, the adults have a lot of hungry mouths to feed. During my most recent visit, a coot and a prairie dog were on…
Burrowing owl comes in for a landing
My favorite summertime visitors to Colorado have been kind of scarce this year it would seem. I haven’t had much luck finding them and judging by the lack of pictures…
Bald eagle parents raise a threesome for the second year in a row
Three’s company with this bald eagle family apparently. This is the tenth season for this nest and I have observed it from the start in 2017. Last year was the…
Pelican floats lazily on a pond
From one of my many recent visits to St Vrain State Park in northern Colorado. This handsome bird was plying its way across one of the ponds. The sun was…