Beautiful Coyote poses for pics in the high country
I was on my way back from a trip to near timberline yesterday, somewhat disappointed in my captures that I had gotten thus far. This pretty lady changed my luck.…
Handsome Rufous Hummingbird hangs out in the forest
This guy took a keen liking to our feeder at our campsite this past weekend. So much so in fact, he pretty much kept all other interested hummingbirds away, something…
“I’m telling you, that Prairie Dog was THIS big!”
“I’m telling you, that Prairie Dog was THIS big!” These four Burrowing Owl owlets were quite animated on this morning a couple weeks ago. No, they weren’t really chatting about…
Curious little Elk calf checks out the photographer
The first Wapiti Wednesday of the season following my first captures of these mountain residents this past weekend. Driving through the Kawuneeche Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park I came…
American Pika picks a tall watch tower
When you are one of the smallest creatures in the big mountains, it is tough to see around, particularly for a Pika who lives in talus fields with rocks that…
Flyby for Freedom Friday
Oh my goodness this lady is just beautiful. She is the matriarch at one of the Bald Eagle nests I watch and is always impressive. It is however somewhat unusual…