Coyote enjoys a lazy morning at dawn
Sometimes I forget that coyotes are quite like their cousins, the domestic dogs we all enjoy as pets. They seem quite different at times when you see them in the…
Lift those wings and launch into the weekend
A gorgeous female bald eagle lifts her wings high, stretches out, and prepares to take flight on the plains of Colorado. One of the many, many captures I got a…
Great horned owl is all eyes
Somehow I don’t think dad was too happy I found him. Mama was hunkered down in the nest and all I could see were tail feathers so I began the…
Black footed ferret on a foggy, frosty morning
Finally! It had been almost two years since I saw one of these little guys and Saturday I finally got another chance. Unfortunately, it was ridiculously foggy and the light…
Sign of the changing of the seasons as the pelicans return to Colorado
This was a pleasant surprise yesterday as I came across a pod of 50 or so pelicans at a lake in northeastern Colorado. Given the 20-degree temperatures and breezy winds,…
Red tailed hawk makes an afternoon snack of a mouse
On my way home from work yesterday, I drove around our neighborhood, still searching for years for our local great horned owls’ nest. No luck on that front but I…