Red Tailed Hawk pays a visit to the neighborhood
Driving home yesterday I spotted a hawk in a tree overlooking a prairie dog town not far from my house. I figured it was one of the area Swainson's Hawks…
Smile! It’s hump day!
The workweek is half over and that means we are on the downhill slide toward the weekend. If you’re having a rough week that should provide some consolation and make…
Elk calf really wants to play with a duck
This was a lot of fun to watch. This calf was wading in a pond when a duck arrived to go for a swim. The little guy (or gal) was…
Regal young Bald Eagle poses for Freedom Friday
A very handsome sub-adult eagle poses for pictures on February 15, 2015 at Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado. This particular eagle was about four years old and very close to…
Sounds of September: Elk bull bugles to ward off competitors
If you had to pick a single sound for the month of September in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, it most likely would be the bugle of Elk bulls. By the end…
Bull Moose grazes along the lake shore
This massive fellow chose to spend the early morning going for a walk along the shores of Long Lake in Arapaho National Forest. As he did, he would graze on…