A black Capped Chickadee sat singing a-dee-dee-dee in the now lost light of a small local woodlands. Even with the sun at high noon this patch of shrubs remains dimly light. Yet when the chickadee sings the forest feels bright.
Tag: bird
Tippy Top
With barely room for both claws to get a good hold an American Kestrel perches on the top a branch.
Onward and upward
A small Brown Treecreeper eyes the way onward and upward with the hopes of finding a small grub along the sloping landscape of a cottonwood tree. Photographed along Clear Creek in Denver, CO.
Move along…nothing to see here
Except a beautiful juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron watching the pond below from the comfort of a wonderful cottonwood tree. Along Clear Creek in Denver, CO.
Brunch in the Rabbit Brush
This Female White Crowned Sparrow is enjoying quite the mid-morning brunch picking seeds from the Rabbit Brush. With the hillside covered and the plants now dry and full of seeds, she had quite the buffet to choose from.
Thanksgiving
To see life simply.
To celebrate.
Spotted Towhee
These guys always remind me of a small funky chicken. Especially when they are working the underbrush kicking about looking for a small morsel to eat.
Mr. Finch
Extracting tiny seeds from a dried thistle seems like a tough way to earn your keep but this finch is a master of his trade. We watched as this guy quickly pulled seeds from the dried thistle and had himself quite a meal. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Magpie
A Magpie enjoying their perch at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Denver, CO.
After a snow
After a snowy evening and long cold night a Swainsons Hawk uses a fence post to keep an eye out for a morning meal. Photographed on a quiet stretch of road in Northern Colorado.
nature has no boss 
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