A small Song Sparrow finds a little nibble on the beach but first must avoid being nibbled on by this feisty little insect.
Tag: bird
No so fast
Just when you think that you are getting away with quietly watching two Crows just going about their business it becomes clear they have found you out.
Working
A downey Headed Woodpecker checks out their handiwork.
Wheat Ridge, CO.
Many Coots…flew the coop
Seems like this has been the year of many Coots and this day was no exception. While driving along in Wyoming we came across a lake that looked like it was filled with many Ducks however upon closer inspection it appeared to be filled to the brim with only Coots.
Well looks like I made a blunder and forgot the photo I had chosen for this post. I am away from my computer today so just imagine many coots on this nice fall pond. Not quite a majestic mountain lake at the base of a majestic mountain range but pretty nonetheless. Thanks to everyone who pointed out the missing photo.
Horns Up
Hunting for a meal in the dry grass a Horned Lark with those Horns up.
Pawnee National Grasslands, CO.
Fall Robin
The robins have returned and are enjoying the fall in the forest nearby. We have so many around in spring and early summer and then the vanish only to return as fall begins.
I enjoy their company and are grateful for their return to our little woodland nearby.
on a swivel
Quietly perched and giving us the 180 degree head turn like only an owl can give a Great Horned Owl waits in the early evening light for their day to begin.
Happy hunting to the owl and have a great weekend to all.
Black Necked Stilt
One of my favorite wading birds is the Black Necked Stilt. The Audubon guide says “Everything about the Black-necked Stilt seems delicate — from its incredibly thin stilt-legs to its slim wings and its needle-like bill — yet it manages to thrive on the sun-baked flats around shallow lakes, some of them in searing climates.”
They are truly amazing birds and have the second longest leg length to body ratio of wading birds only surpassed by Flamingos.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-necked_Stilt/lifehistory
Peeking out.
A Wilson’s Snipe peeking out from the grass in which they were very well hidden.
We saw and waited for quite some time for this guy to move out from behind the grasses in which we could just barely see them moving around foraging.
This is the most we captured but sometimes just a peek is more than enough.
In the Aspens
A little flycatcher, a willow or perhaps a yellow or least, the exact type we are unable to determine sits quietly in the Aspens on a cloudy fall day in SW Colorado. If you are skilled at ID’ing these guys feel free to let us know what exact species you think it is.
nature has no boss 
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