Three trees sit and sing a silent winters song along the Blacktail Plateau. The only other songs we heard that day were those of the Bison talking to each other up on a hill above the trail.
Yellowstone, winter 2018.
Author: Mike and Christy
Winter Sounds-2
Within the stillness of the fresh new snow is the sound of the trees reflecting on water not yet frozen by mid-winters chill. Along the Moose-Wilson road in Grand Teton National Park.
American Widgeon
An American Widgeon spreads his wings as he forages on the creek. A beautiful splash of green on an otherwise cloudy afternoon.
Vanilla Frosting
Sweet but not too sweet. Out along the trail south of town.
Enjoy the weekend.
Winter Coneflower
A Black Caped Chickadee rests on a Prairie Coneflower as the winter days pass by. More clouds yet less precipitation has made this winter feel different from winters past.
Denver, CO.
Marking time
Another wonderful year of blogging has passed and we would like to thank you all out there for making it such a rewarding experience. Can’t wait to see what this year has in store and having the opportunity to share a few tidbits on this space.
A silent day in Yellowstone, Winter 2013.
Red Breasted Nuthatch
On a cloudy winter day we watched as this little Red Breasted Nuthatch would stealthily sneak into the bird feeder while the flocks of sparrows and finches had their backs turned and quickly grab a seed.
She then spent much more time searching for that perfect hiding spot than spent getting the seed. Once a seed was hidden she would dart back in and repeat the process.
Denver, CO.
Not singing in the rain
More like waiting it out in this case.
On nice sunny days we see these male White Crowned Sparrows perched and singing away with away with vigor. However this time, although tolerant of the steady rain, this guy had his when is this going to end face on as we both sat and watched the rain come down this afternoon.
Cormorant
While watching this cormorant fishing, on what by my estimation was a very rough day, I was gently reminded it is not what happens to you but how you respond as this cormorant smoothy dove under the approaching wave, popped out on the other side and kept on fishing without batting a eye.
Along the river
Along the river a Belted Kingfisher waits for a moment without time.
Denver, CO.
nature has no boss 
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