Northern watersnake takes to the water
This was a fun encounter! This northern watersnake spent a lot of time swimming in the waters of the pond where I was photographing. As I don’t normally see snakes…
Osprey takes a dive for a meal
Yes, yes, yes! I intimated a couple days ago that I got a photo this past weekend that I had been wanting for years and this is it. I have…
Great blue heron displays professional fishing skills
I don’t fish any more but if I did, I would have been asking this heron for some tips. It clearly was a pro as over the span of 15…
Magpie scavenges a meal
Not a pretty scene and I know some might quickly click past this but it is an example of the so-called circle of life. Certainly the death of the deer…
Lift ‘em up and take flight, it’s Freedom Friday!
It’s finally Friday and I am firmly in the TGIF department. Launching into the weekend, here’s a capture of one of my favorite bald eagles as she lifts off recently.…
New life on the northern Colorado plains as pronghorn doe has twins
Oh my goodness! Such an absolutely amazing encounter yesterday! I had gone to Cheyenne for work and on my way back, as always, I was watching for pronghorn. Just inside…