A very well dressed Western Kingbird striking a nice 3/4 profile for the camera on a warm but slightly overcast morning.
Tag: bird
In a Sea of Sage
A female Greater Sage Grouse making her home in the vast sea of sage near Walden, CO.
Songs of spring
Ahhh…the return of the Yellow Headed Blackbirds and their wonderful squeaky-raucous chorus making a walk around the local wetlands a wonderful springtime ritual.
“With a golden head, a white patch on black wings, and a call that sounds like a rusty farm gate opening, the Yellow-headed Blackbird demands your attention.”
That description from the Cornell Lab of Orinthology pretty much sums up these wonderful birds. Every spring we sit, listen and love to photograph the males belting out their tunes. If you have never heard these guys sing it is a sound you will not soon forget.
Brewers Blackbird
It’s always nice to get a good look at a Brewers Blackbird either through the binoculars or the camera lens. They are anything but black and the button eye always brings a grin to my face. In fact all the black birds we have in our area are a joy to observe and anything but ordinary when you get a good peek at them. Go….blackbirds!
Hello sunshine
A male Ring-necked Pheasant looking into the warming ray of the morning sun. We have one of these guys (but not this one) hanging around the neighborhood and crowing away the last few mornings in hopes of attracting a few ladies. Both seeing and hearing him has been a nice way for us to start the day.
Hello sunshine.
Red-naped Sapsucker
A red-naped sapsucker enjoying the morning on a beautiful lichen covered branch. It was the first time we had seen this guy this spring and hope hangs around a bit.
Red Heads
It’s always nice to see love is in the air. A red Headed Duck pairs perusing the cattails on a nice spring morning. Perhaps looking for just the right nesting spot or just taking a morning stroll.
Busted
The looks says it all. This Jay had his back to me so I was trying to sneak up on him and focus on his very colorful tail feathers. Needless to say he was on to me.
For the next couple of weeks we will be posting some of our favorite posts from the past as we take a small respite from the digital world.
Sharp
Sharp plant, sharp Beak, sharp looking Western Meadowlark.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
For the next couple of weeks we will be posting some of our favorite posts from the past as we take a small respite from the digital world.
Wood Thrush
For me the Wood Thrush is a bird I may often hear but seldom seem. Hanging out in those forests deep with green and hidden out of sight they have such a wonderful song. After listening to his song for several minutes this Wood Thrush flew out and landed on a post in a clearing for a minute or two before retuning back into the woods. Love the pudgy belly on this one.
For the next couple of weeks we will be posting some of our favorite posts from the past as we take a small respite from the digital world.
nature has no boss 
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