Pelican performs a Rocky Mountain high flyby
A fun shot from yesterday morning’s outing. Several pelicans were circling area ponds, looking for breaks in the ice to land in. This one flew right in front of a…
Herd of pronghorn on full alert
A very fun encounter with this herd east of Denver yesterday. It had been quite a while since I had seen them out there and this time, the herd was…
A ferruginous full moon
A fun capture from this morning of this ferruginous hawk with the near-full setting moon behind it. These are some of my favorite raptors. They are quite tolerant making them…
Two turtle doves?
Two turtle doves? Nope. I will take two bald eagles, please. Oh yeah, far better than any doves ever so if you are doing some Christmas shopping, you know what…
Bighorn sheep lamb hanging out with dad
A cute scene captured on one of my recent visits with the official Colorado state animal. There have been moments of action with the rut going on but sometimes the…
Red tailed hawk tries to make a tricky landing
Yeah, there wasn’t much to grab but it didn’t stop the raptor from trying. Unfortunately for it, the branch was far too weak and collapsed under the hawk’s weight. It…