Eyes open, talons extended, osprey takes a dive
Focus! If you’ve never seen an osprey fish, it is hard to appreciate the absolutely relentlessness, grace, aggression and power with which they do it. Plunging from on high, sometimes…
Red fox jumps up – and close
Well, this was a bit unexpected! While photographing my favorite foxes this past weekend, one of them caught me entirely by surprise. I was doing my best to stay well-hidden…
American avocets have a territorial dispute
I happened across a half dozen pair of these cool shorebirds at a pond not far from home. It was a bit late in the morning for photography but I…
That feeling you get when you realize it is only Wednesday
The look on this bison bull’s face is pretty much how a lot of humans probably feel about this time of week. :-D Taken this past Saturday, a bachelor group…
Swainson’s hawks return for the summer, make a lot of noise
After a long migration from their winter grounds in Argentina, the Swainson’s hawks have returned to the Colorado plains. This past Saturday, I had numerous sightings and photo ops with…
Great horned owl mama nestles in with her two owlets
I ran into a friend while out on my photo excursion yesterday and he showed me this nest (thank you!). Situated in trees right next to a pretty busy road,…