Chipmunk pauses briefly to smell the wildflowers
A fun, cute as heck pic from this past weekend. This little bundle of energy was proving to be a challenge, constantly on the move at Mach 1 and as…
White tailed deer doe soaks in the morning sun
A pretty scene thanks to this pretty lady. Taken a couple of weeks ago, she was enjoying a quiet moment in the early morning, just like I was. The early…
Young golden eagle performs a high-altitude flyby
This was a fun, fast encounter with North America’s biggest raptor. While photographing far smaller creatures at the 12,000+ foot top of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park…
In the immortal words of Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Ooh, that smell. Can’t you smell that smell?”
A bison bull takes a big whiff while a starling hitches a ride. The flehmen response is commonly seen in ungulates during mating season when they are trying to determine…
Young bald eagle finds itself being attacked by a grackle
Kind of a fun scene from last week. This juvenile eagle was doing a very nice flyby but apparently intruded on the grackle’s home territory and it was clearly not…
American pika stops to smell the Colorado columbine
This little cutie took the time yesterday to investigate Colorado’s state flower. It didn’t take a bite so perhaps they aren’t very tasty. My photo excursion did not go quite…