Nothing like a nice hello to get the day started and this morning a female mallard is saying hello to her friend on the pond. Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Monte Vista, CO.
Tag: bird photography
Hungry Hawk
Looking like it just finished a meal this Red tailed Hawk was right back at it. Watching the fields intently for a mouse to stir and trying to make the most of the short days this time of year.
Western Grebe
We hardly ever see Western Grebes on the ponds around here this time of year so this one must have been a bit of a straggler on their migration. I hope they got on track and found their way to warmer climates. Denver, CO.
Solo
White Faced Ibis roosting on a cool cloudy morning.
Left Profile
This was on of the most gregarious Ravens we have encountered and quite interested in finding out what we were up to with our cameras. He hung around checking us out and gave us both left and right profile views. I think left profile was his best side. Yellowstone National Park, November 2015.
Birds of a Feather
you know….snow geese and sandhill cranes working the same grain-field while keeping on the lookout for the wily coyote.
Guess Who.
While walking in our local forest we noticed the crows making a ruckus and several were gathered in a tree cawing away. We followed the noise and guess who we found? A fairly young looking Great Horned Owl. He was being kept on a short leash by the crows but it did not see to bother him. More often than not following the crows in these woods leads us to a Great Horned Owl.Poor guys never get a minute of peace.
Teal Pair
In a little eddy on the muddy banks of Clear Creek a Green Winged Teal couple spent the morning feeding while we looked on from a distance. This week the waterfowl have returned in large numbers and we are thankful for that.
Score
Finding food sure can be hard work. Which reminds it’s time to put out the feeder for these guys as winter is heading our way.
We were watching this Sparrow search intently through the gravel and forest debris and score with what appears to be a tasty little seed.
A bite well earned.
When the snow flies
Sitting on the wire looking out into the fields as the snow begins to fly. Will the hunting for this Swainson’s Hawk get more difficult? Photographed at Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge.
nature has no boss 
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