Burrowing owls (finally) return to the Colorado plains
Better late than never! I usually see my first burrowing owls around the end of the first week / start of the second week of April. This year, I was…
Swainson’s hawk spreads its wings wide to take flight
A couple weeks ago I saw the first of these Argentinian visitors of the season to Colorado. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get any decent pics, at least none that…
A very cute red dog bison calf
Heading to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, I was hoping to see the newest arrivals. I did, but they were not particularly cooperative. Most were on the…
And then there were two
Two! Whoohoo! Two weeks ago, I was able to photograph and confirm a single eaglet at this nest. Yesterday, I was able to see that there are actually two little…
The business end of a great horned owl
Arriving at the owl nest Tuesday evening, mama was perched in front of it, out in the open allowing for some cool pics far different from what I normally get…
Following the changing of the guard, dad bald eagle departs
Bald eagle mates cooperate, taking turns keeping watch, feeding and tending their offspring. Visiting my favorite nest this past weekend, the male was initially standing by the nest, keeping watch…