Dark morph ferruginous hawk shows off its beautiful plumage
Ferruginous hawks are probably my favorite hawk to photograph and the rarer dark morph variety are a notch above. You have the bright yellow gape that ferruginous are known for…
“You wanna play king of the mountain?”
A bighorn sheep ram let’s another know he is ready to do battle for the love of the ladies. While I had hoped to see a battle ensue, it was…
“I told you I would fix the nest after I take a break!”
A bit of a lover’s quarrel perhaps? The male bald eagle landed next to her and she immediately started squawking. Well, he was tired of her nagging and let her…
The cat in the grass
The cat in the grass. And then Something went BUMP! How that bump as it hopped the fence made me jump! I looked! Then I saw him stop in the…
Extremely rare leucistic red-tailed hawk makes Colorado appearance
Holy moly, what an absolutely fun find of a beautiful, rare bird. A couple weeks ago, my friend Patrick of Manus Dei Nature Photography spotted this bird. At the time,…
Merlin gives a serious look
A fun encounter yesterday morning. This cool little falcon was perched on a fence and until a magpie came along and scared it off, it gave some nice looks. Winters…