Focused young osprey
An osprey locks eyes with the lens, perched with quiet dominance on a weathered branch - nature’s sentinel surveying its domain. Wrapping up my photo excursion this past weekend, my…
American kestrel keeping watch
A captive falcon from a recent photo event I took part in. Certainly, I get tons of pics of these small but fierce raptors in the wild but this was…
Fawn and flowers
Despite my best efforts, I just could not find any deer fawns to get pictures of this spring. Finally, this past weekend, I had one that gave me some nice…
Burrowing owl limbers up, takes a practice flight in preparation for migration
A fun, surprise encounter with a burrowing owl this past weekend in a spot I hadn’t seen any this year. It put on a nice show, as these little guys…
A morning with Frank the Tank
This moose bull has become a bit of a celebrity and has earned himself a name by folks that have seen him. Normally I frown upon anthropomorphism and the conveying…
Pronghorn buck surveys its sage brush covered home
Harkening back to June and our trip to Sand Wash Basin in northwestern Colorado. The vast, open landscape unleashed stunning 360-degree views. The terrain is rugged and only the heartiest…