Great Horned Owl blends in well in a busy tree
Finding these guys is rarely easy and this image shows one reason why - the owl’s plumage is a near perfect match for the cottonwood tree. Spotting this one was…
Bull elk strikes a pose in the pre-dawn hour
The sun had yet to come above the horizon on a mild morning in the Horseshoe Valley of Rocky Mountain National Park. A few bulls were vying for the attention…
Shake it off and get back in the game!
Sorry for being a bit sporadic with postings lately. I seem to have been burning the proverbial candle at both ends lately and something had to give. Thankfully, nothing major…
Just me and my shadow
I didn’t get to spend as much time with these high-altitude residents this summer as I would have liked but I did have a couple worthwhile outings. This image is…
“Can you hear me now?”
Oh yes, I could hear him and many other bulls bugling and ringing in the change of seasons and the beginning of the rut. This big guy was having a…
Bighorn sheep ram visits his namesake lakes
Really not much more than a pond, Sheep Lakes is a low-lying area in Rocky Mountain National Park’s Horseshoe Park area. It is named after the bighorn sheep that call…