Eastern Kingbird gets a closeup
I happened across this cute little one and surprisingly enough, it let me walk right up and take a bunch of pictures. These little birds, and their western cousins, are…
Male Northern Harrier makes fast moving appearance
Driving along a few days ago I spot a good-sized bird flying low and fast toward me from the side. Slamming on the brakes (I was a on a lonely…
Pelican dances on the shore
Frank demonstrates his soft shoe routine for others in the Pelican pod. ;-) The lake I was at this past weekend has seen an increase in the population over the…
Short but brilliant rainbow illuminates the Great Plains’ horizon
I have said it repeatedly and I will say it again: the plains of Colorado may be relatively flat but I will put the sights found there up against those…
A very pregnant Pronghorn
With the rest of my camping crew insisting on sleeping in, I went for a quick photo excursion from the campsite Saturday. Three Pronghorn does were grazing in a field,…
Young Swainson’s Hawk poses for pictures
When I first spotted this raptor yesterday in Morgan County, Colorado, I wasn't entirely sure what it was. Certainly it was the size of a hawk but the light coloring…