Bambi tries to hide in the trees
“Oh deer!” my daughter exclaimed while in Arapaho National Forest last week. Sure enough, this sweet looking mule deer fawn and its mom were walking through some dense foliage to…
Flowers of gold on the Colorado plains
The sunflower fields east of Denver are in full bloom right now and looking gorgeous. I made a quick trip out there at sunrise this past weekend and came away…
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk gets vocal
This young Swainson's was recently perched on a utility pole and was pretty vocal about the fact it didn't care to have my truck parked underneath its perch. The number…
Elk family turns their eyes to the photographer
This image, taken last week, is one of my favorites of my recent trip. I stopped to watch the bull with a small harem and a couple of calves. Individually…
Bighorn Sheep stake out high altitude residence
With more mountain peaks over 14,000 feet high, it is fitting that #Colorado chose this creature as their official state animal. Bighorn Sheep love the rarified air at high altitude…
Portrait of an urban scavenger
Raccoons are notoriously adaptable, able to live in just about any environment - even dense, industrial urban ones. This was proven the case when my friend and co-worker, Ed, alerted…