Black-crowned night herons hanging out
A fun couple of birds that I don’t normally see. This pair was a good ways away but, thankfully, close enough to get some okay pictures as they hung out…
Cooper’s hawk works on setting up the family home
I am happy to see these cool raptors return for another season. They first established their nest last year and successfully fledged three young ones. I started seeing them again…
Pronghorn buck posing on the prairie
Earlier this week I had to go to Cheyenne, Wyoming for work and as always, I was on the lookout for critters. On the way back, I happened across this…
Northern cardinal pays a rare visit to Denver
For those of you who are from or live east of Colorado, you probably think nothing about seeing this red dude. Here, however, on the Colorado Front Range, it is…
Peekaboo with a baby owl
Well, hello there, little one! My first look at one of the owlets at my local great horned owl nest. It only stuck its head up briefly then quickly retreated…
Western meadowlark sings the song of spring
While these residents of the Colorado plains are here year-round, it is during the warmer months that you really notice them. They perch on plants and fences and call almost…