Sleepy great horned owl peeks at the photographer
Sunday I went to check on my favorite pair of great horned owls. I was able to easily locate one of the two. It was clearly pretty worn out after…
The waning gibbous moon setting over the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains
The waning gibbous moon setting over the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. It was a beautiful morning Saturday along the Front Range. As I enjoyed my morning photo outing,…
Pretty posing female American kestrel
Quite the looker this lady is, isn’t she? American kestrels are quite common although due to their small size, you might dismiss them not realizing they are a raptor. Indeed,…
The near full “goose moon”
January’s full moon is really called the wolf moon but I figured given these shots, I would rename it for my purposes. Earlier this week I went on a bit…
Bald eagle puts on an impressive display at landing
Umm. Yeah. That is WAY cool! Last Sunday’s photo excursion started off slow but then this handsome fellow and his mate turned it all around. Perched on poles, I wasn’t…
A closer look at one side of a sundog
A couple of weeks ago I shared a capture of a spectacular sundog that remained in the air for more than two hours. Since it was so long-lived, I was…