Northern Flicker

On April 21, 2018April 15, 2018 By Mike and Christy62 Comments

With their yipping and drumming on on tress and metal chimney tops the Northern Flickers have announced their arrival. Full of color and wonderful patterns they add another dose of color to a season already gaining color each and every day.

Mountain Bluebird

On April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 By Mike and Christy10 Comments

A Mountain Bluebird with a Killdeer behind forage for insects that thrive in the warm waters of a Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.

The warm waters provide food for birds that have arrived early this year before the spring thaw.

Hot bugs in a warm pool

On April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 By Mike and Christy4 Comments

A Killdeer searches the edges of a hot springs pool where ice met warm waters at Mammoth Hot Springs in search of a warm meal on a cold day.

Yellowstone, NP.

Keep your chin up

On April 16, 2018April 15, 2018 By Mike and Christy17 Comments

A little Red Breasted Nuthatch gives a little reminder for a Monday morning.

Keep your chin up it’s going to be a great week.

Eye to Eye

On April 15, 2018April 13, 2018 By Mike and Christy72 Comments

Seeing eye to eye with a Great Horned Owl in the Foothills outside of Denver CO. It is a joy to study the intricate feather colors and variations on these birds. That little horizontal stripe of black feathers in the light brown on this ones ears is truly amazing don’t you think?

Hello Junco

On April 10, 2018April 8, 2018 By Mike and Christy8 Comments

A dark eyed Junco stopped by the spruce for a quick hello.

Robins Return

On April 7, 2018April 6, 2018 By Mike and Christy42 Comments

There is no doubt spring is here when you are awoken at 5:00am by a chorus of Robins singing outside your bedroom window. It is a wonderful sound, unless of course you were planning to sleep in that day or by chance you get a Robin who can’t sing so sweet and decides your chimney is the place to be, as we did a few years ago.