The Queen City of the Plains
A fun look at the Mile High City, taken yesterday morning. Bison were lazily grazing on a hill at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. In the background, downtown…
Mama great horned owl is all eyes from her nest
Saturday I went and checked on my local great horned owl pair. The female was definitely sitting up higher in her tree cavity nest, leading me to believe she may…
Extremely rare belk rushes after salmon on the Colorado River
An absolutely extraordinary encounter from last summer that I felt compelled to keep secret to protect the animal until today. There have only been a couple dozen sightings of belk…
Little owl, big eyes
My photo outing yesterday was a bit of a dud but this little burrowing owl at least gave me something worthwhile to close it out. I checked many of the…
American pika takes the time to smell the flowers
Well, probably not. More likely it was just being a bit choosy about what it was going to eat for its next meal or what was going to get stashed…
Bald eagle sounds the alarm: It’s Freedom Friday!
Hang in there – the weekend is almost here as this handsome fellow proclaims the news. Taken last month on a visit to my local bald eagle nest, the male…