Turkey vulture spreads its wings, warms itself in the Colorado high country
This was a fun, unexpected find! Returning from high altitude, my friend spotted one of these cool birds sunning itself on a pole. Nearby, there were a few others, doing…
Burrowing owl flies by her mate
"Tower, this is Ghost Rider, requesting a flyby." I don’t know if he approved of it, but she did totally buzz the tower like Maverick in Top Gun. Another fantastic…
A morning with the red dogs – finally
My recent visits to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge have been lacking opportunities to see the baby bison. They just have not been hanging out close. This past…
Mountain goat surveying its domain against a gorgeous blue sky
That white and blue really pop to me. This handsome goat and its friend were hanging out in the rarified air at high-altitude this past weekend. Soon, this one got…
Peek-a-boo with a yellow-bellied marmot
Normally marmots pretty much ignore the human interlopers that visit their high-altitude homes as long as we don’t get too close but this one decided to play shy. After realizing…
Great horned owl owlets keeping watch from on high
They are getting big now! The owlets at my favorite nest are losing their down and getting flight feathers. At least one has taken some short flights between branches. Two…