Young golden eagle performs a high-altitude flyby
This was a fun, fast encounter with North America’s biggest raptor. While photographing far smaller creatures at the 12,000+ foot top of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park…
In the immortal words of Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Ooh, that smell. Can’t you smell that smell?”
A bison bull takes a big whiff while a starling hitches a ride. The flehmen response is commonly seen in ungulates during mating season when they are trying to determine…
Young bald eagle finds itself being attacked by a grackle
Kind of a fun scene from last week. This juvenile eagle was doing a very nice flyby but apparently intruded on the grackle’s home territory and it was clearly not…
American pika stops to smell the Colorado columbine
This little cutie took the time yesterday to investigate Colorado’s state flower. It didn’t take a bite so perhaps they aren’t very tasty. My photo excursion did not go quite…
Happy birthday to the United States of America!
Well, surely you didn’t expect me to share anything but a bald eagle today, right? It has been 249 years since this country declared its independence from an oppressive kingdom.…
White tailed deer buck poses for his portrait
Here’s a handsome fellow and he seems to know it too! ? This fellow was standing along the road on my outing this past Saturday. The early morning light worked…