Or perhaps looking sharp? This Western Meadowlarks beak fits right in amongst the barbed wire, sharp steel fence post and did I mention those claws. I wouldn’t like to tangle with any of them. Arapahoe Wildlife Refugee near Walden, CO.
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Ghosts on the Pond
As the evening light was moving in a large group of Eared Grebes seemed almost ghostlike, not quite shadows or fully silhouetted but visible with just the slightest details present. Present but not fully. Taken at twilight on a quiet pond in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge.
Are you my brother?
All’s well that ends well. Several weeks latter we spotted these newly hatched killdeers, and several others, along the side of the road hiding in the short grass and exploring the world and each other.
Nesting in Precarious Places
Well the Killdeer was in fact hiding something. After the outburst displayed in yesterdays photo, we retreated letting the Killdeer have its peace but on the way out we stumbled into their nest full of eggs being incubated by one of the pair. The nest, just a little pile of pebbles, was located about a foot off the small gravel road we were driving away on. If we could speak Killdeer we would have let this pair know the nest site was not in the best location for dealing with humans in cars like us. We sure hope the eggs developed without incident.
Move Along
While out in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge this spring we ran accross a Killdeer that was quite alarmed at our presence and left no doubt about the fact that it was time for us to move on as there was nothing here to see….or was there?
Scattered Showers
Scattered Showers over the Rocky Mountains were a perfect way to cap off what was mostly a sunny day spent in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge. Forecast for tomorrow…scattered late day showers. Better set the alarm for another early start.
Grebes Night Out
A pair of Western Grebes out courting on a lovely Friday evening. Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge in Walden, CO.
Duck and Drake
A cinnamon teal pair searching the grass looking for the perfect nesting site. Many ducks were paired up and on the nest during our last visit to the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge.
Refugees?
At the edge of the many ponds brought about by the spring melt in North Park avocets were hanging out and feeding in the shallow water. It was a treat to see up to 5 or 6 in a single area. This photo was taken on a small pond in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge. Does this make the Avocets Refugees?
Wilsons Phalarope
We found a nice sized group of these guys feeding in shallows ponds created by the the recent rain and snowmelt in Northern Colorado. What a beautiful bird.
nature has no boss 
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