Northern harrier on patrol
A fun, surprise encounter with this beautiful lady. I had some time to kill recently so decided to walk around an open space area I had never been to before.…
Bighorn sheep ram lounges on the alpine tundra
On one of the days last weekend I bypassed the usual action of the elk rut and instead headed to the high altitude tundra. While there, much to my surprise,…
American pika hunkers down against the approaching cold
This little one seemed to have finished its winter preparations as it didn’t spend any time gathering, instead choosing to simply find a spot out of the wind at 12,000+…
“And here is what I think about Mondays!”
I had asked this handsome fellow to give me a nice portrait. Sigh. Everyone's a comedian. ;-) Had a fantastic weekend in Rocky Mountain National Park, taking in the sights…
Intruder alert!
A bit of action from this past winter near my local bald eagle nest and a cool shot for Freedom Friday. It was a crisp, cold February morning along the…
Snowy egret has a bad hair day
I know I wake up with “bed head” but this egret, goodness. :-D This beautiful bird was hanging out along the South Platte River recently and put on a nice…