Northern Harrier grabs a meal
Patrolling low over a snow-covered field, this female Harrier saw something of interest. In a heartbeat she dropped to the ground, landing right on its prey. I'm not sure what…
Little owl, big stretch
A bit of a TBT to July 4th. Burrowing Owls come to the Colorado plains during the summer and are tons of fun to watch and photograph. Almost without fail,…
Dive!
A young Red Tailed Hawk takes flight. Not sure if it was something I said or what but this raptor did not want its picture taken. Almost immediately after I…
Elusive gray ghost finally captured on film
Well, not really a ghost and not on film but you get the idea. ;-) Northern Harriers are notoriously difficult to get good pictures of. Their erratic flight patterns mere…
Take out, anyone?
A Bald Eagle ensures it has a good grip on its prairie dog breakfast as it flies off. Taken in Adams County, Colorado yesterday.
Golden Eagle makes unusual appearance on the plains
It isn't too often you find these gorgeous birds out on the plains and I have only seen them a handful of times at all. This past weekend though, good…