Red-tailed Hawk caught off guard by strong winds
A rather dramatic image of this raptor as it banks hard right. I saw this hawk perched on the plains and stopped to snap its picture. It had other plans…
Prairie Dog as a lone watchman
It can’t be easy being one of these creatures on the Great Plains. Threats abound as they are a food source for a wide variety of predators from eagles and…
Winter’s bison calf begins to change
Being born in the dead of winter on the Colorado plains does not make for an easy start to life. However, this little guy (or gal) looks to have done…
Moose calf hams it up for the camera
It is Moose Monday so here I share a couple of pics of this little one that I have not shown you before. Taken back in August 2015, this cutie,…
Return of the Argentinians
Yesterday I had my first sighting of these summer-time residents this season. This female Swainson's Hawk was hanging out alongside a busy road north of Denver International Airport. These beautiful…
How to send a photographer flying
Well, I may be pushing 50 but I moved like my 17 year old son yesterday afternoon. I am sitting observing a local Bald Eagle nest in an area pretty…