I had a hope for one more good outing here in Colorado before I fly home this afternoon, but I can hear the wind howling outside as I sip my coffee and wait for the sun to come up, and I don’t know if or where there might be places where the wind is blocked,Continue reading “Homeward bound…”
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And then, we rested…
After two full days of amazing skiing, here in Colorado, we had yet to sustain permanent injury, so we declared victory and took it easy today. That meant that I had a lot more time for picture taking this morning, and here are the results. Black-billed magpies (Pica hudsonia) seem to be everywhere out here,Continue reading “And then, we rested…”
The hawk and the crow…
It snowed here a bunch overnight and into the morning, so the skiing was amazing today, but the snow was followed by a fierce wind, so the birds were even more scarce this afternoon than yesterday, if you can believe it. Nevertheless, I headed out to take a look, and my reward was catching thisContinue reading “The hawk and the crow…”
A pine siskin in Colorado…
My siblings and I all made it to Colorado safely late yesterday, and we drove up into the mountains this morning for a day of skiing. Luckily, there was still plenty of light left after the lifts stopped running, so I had time to look around for local critters before supper. In the past, IContinue reading “A pine siskin in Colorado…”
Happy Spring!
Despite the crazy weather that rolled in yesterday afternoon, with pouring rain, hail, howling winds, and even some snow, spring arrived anyway, and it was a pretty nice morning in Estabrook Park. My first treat of the day came early when I spotted my first golden-crowned kinglets of the year. This picture is actually fromContinue reading “Happy Spring!”
Some quick sights before the rain…
It was cool, cloudy, and breezy this morning in Estabrook Park, but at least the rain held off for a while. The critters may have been sensing that a storm was on its way because they seemed more skittish than yesterday. I didn’t take a picture until I was beside the downstream island in theContinue reading “Some quick sights before the rain…”
March settles back down…
After the crazy weather lately, it was nice to have some normal March conditions for a change. Temps were seasonably cool, and it was partly cloudy, but the winds were light, and it definitely was not precipitating. The critters seemed to be enjoying the return to normalcy as much as I was, and here’s theContinue reading “March settles back down…”
Spring makes a quick comeback…
Sure, at 22°F, it was a bit chilly this morning for the middle of March, but the sun was mostly out, and the breeze was very light, so it was quite a nice morning for our Weekly Wildlife Walk in Estabrook Park. There were eleven of us all together, and we identified 25 bird species.Continue reading “Spring makes a quick comeback…”
Winter gives it one more try…
Yikes! What a difference 24 hours can make with March weather. Temps reached into the 60s yesterday afternoon, and by 10 am this morning, this was the scene at the pond in Estabrook Park. The snow started around sunrise and came down pretty good for a while. Where it melted the least, as on theContinue reading “Winter gives it one more try…”
Not just birds and mammals anymore…
It sure is windy out now, but it was pretty nice in Estabrook this morning when the sun finally got high enough in the sky to punch through the clouds. My first treat of the morning came at the north end when I spotted our first eastern phoebe of the year. I read that theyContinue reading “Not just birds and mammals anymore…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 