Young Bald Eagle keeps focused on the photographer
Taken last Saturday, these three-year-old saved my photo day. I had driven to all my usual spots in northern Colorado and had pretty much been skunked. No one wanted to…
“You wanna piece of me? Do you?”
Tom the Turkey looks pretty grumpy today. Not entirely sure why. ;-) From my family to yours, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for following me. I…
The Gray Ghost on the hunt
During the winter we see more and more of these on the Great Plains. Northern Harriers are lots of fun to watch as they skim the surface of fields, hunting…
Pronghorn buck slows down to have its picture taken
One of my favorite creatures of the plains. They usually aren't particularly cooperative, preferring to keep their distance from humans (probably wisely so). They have extraordinary eyesight allowing them to…
Return of the Snowy Owl?
It was almost exactly two years ago that my son and I were on a photo drive and we spotted this odd, white clump of "snow" on a piece of…
Battling Bison bulls
Kind of a fun scene to come across at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Denver, Colorado recently. Two American Bison bulls were having a bit of a…