With the lake resplendent in golden fall light a male Barrows Goldeneye spreads his wings on the aptly named Duck Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
Tag: Birds
Black Crowned Night Heron
A Black Crowned Hight Heron working the ponds at Arapahoe National Wildlife refuge earlier this year.
Red Tailed on a grey day
We seemed to have settled into a very late fall like weather pattern as of late with sunshine appearing mid-morning then giving way to cloudy afternoon skies. We spotted this good looking Red Tailed Hawk on one of those cloudy afternoons perched on the remnants of a very fall looking tree.
Siesta
A female Mallard settled down for a late afternoon siesta. As the days get shorter and shorter a nice little midweek siesta seems in order.
Magpie
Getting eye to eye with a local magpie who was hanging out on picnic table waiting for lunch to arrive. Unfortunately picnic season is over. However I am fairly confident the ever resourceful magpie will find a bite to eat somewhere.
180
Just when you think you are sneaking up nicely to get a good close up this hawk takes notice with a 180 degree turn on the head. I wonder what it would be like to have eyes in the back of your heads. Maxwell wildlife refuge, Maxwell NM.
Sweet Finch
A sweet female house finch hanging around looking for the bird feeders which we have yet to put out in an attempt to keep the squirrels out of the remaining tomatoes in the garden. Our first frost is a bit overdue this fall.
A friend
Male Mallards always seem happy to allow a photographer a quick portrait and I am always thankful for that moment.
Curious Cowbird
Curious Brown-headed cowbird checking us out as we march through the forest on a late summer hike. Called a brood parasite for leaving their eggs in the nests of other birds who raise the cowbirds young, but hey, some folks hire a nanny. Parasite, opportunist, adaptive or just being a cowbird?
Autumn Coots
Two American Coots enjoying an afternoon in the golden reflection of cattails gone brown for the season. We are still waiting for the Ducks to return and fill up the ponds but until the Ducks arrive the Coots have the place all to themselves. Fall can be a quiet time.
nature has no boss 
You must be logged in to post a comment.