Teach them young
That is exactly what mama bald eagle was doing for one of her eaglets as she took flight. On my visit to this nest, both adults spent most of their…
Mule deer buck sports deformed antlers
Well this was an unusual looking fellow! At this point in the season, most of the bucks are just starting to re-grow their antlers and are sporting nubs. This guy…
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…