Osprey return to Colorado
Springtime brings a return of many birds to Colorado that leave during the winter including the osprey. These relatively large birds come to the Front Range for breeding during the…
Look hoooo I found
Checking out a nearby Great Horned Owl's nest I captured Dad out for a morning flight yesterday. He is pretty elusive and doesn't want to let you get close but at…
A Woody the Woodpecker sighting
I took a drive this morning and while it was lacking in drama (i.e. raptors), it was not entirely fruitless. Along a bike bath in suburban Denver I saw this…
Hawk quest (and a few other critters)
My son and I headed out this morning for a quick photo tour of some of our usual haunts. This included the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and the…
Bald eagles put on a spring-time air show
After a couple of weeks without much luck getting decent shots of bald eagles despite multiple trips and many miles driven , I was getting frustrated. Perseverance finally paid off…
Mallard shows his green for St. Patrick’s Day
Normally I prefer to take pictures of birds that I find more interesting like raptors. However on the day this image was taken the action was pretty slow and this…