Head on with a Bighorn
Bighorn Sheep are rugged animals capable of surviving in the sometimes harsh climate of the Rocky Mountains. It is perhaps fitting that Colorado chose this creature to be the state’s…
Posing Red Tail Hawk
Out for a drive yesterday east of Denver and I spotted this raptor. It was quite tolerant of my presence, probably because it appears to be a young one and…
Bald eagles hanging out at home
Our local pair of bald eagles was enjoying the unseasonably mild weather this morning along the Colorado Front Range. Here the male returns from a quick flight around the area…
Bighorn scrum
Three rams put their heads together in a bit of a shoving contest this morning. There were more significant battles accompanied by the amazingly loud sound of their massive horns…
Handsome Red-Tailed Hawk in a busy tree
This good-looking raptor was hanging out at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in January 2013. Usually Red-Tails seem quite skittish but this one was very patient with me.
Yellow-bellied marmot warming in the early morning sun
Yellow-bellied marmot warming in the early morning sun. On a very chilly August morning at 14,000+ feet, this little one emerged with the rising sun and quickly began warming itself…