Ruminators ruminate and I bet this American Bison was ruminating on the thought of springs arrival.
Yellowstone National Park.
Tag: ecology
Sleepy Heads
I am not sure if all the grazers had full bellies and were spending the afternoon ruminating or they were saving all their energy to make it past the extended winter but last week was fill with sleepy heads. From the Elk to the Big Horn Sheep napping or just taking it easy seemed to be the order of the day.
A quiet moment
Less traveled
Less trampled
With footprints or words
A quiet moment in time
Hello…Quail Calling
A male Gambel’s quail letting it be know he is a very available bachelor on a nice spring morning in western Colorado.
From behind the juniper
A nice group of Mule Deer peek out from behind the juniper on a wonderful bluebird day as the snow slowly melts away on the sagebrush covered hills. A welcoming sight on a wonderful early spring day.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Little Turtle
Slow and steady wins the race.
Have a wonderful and slow Saturday.
Goodbye Goldeneyes
Seems like it is time again to bid the Goldeneyes farewell for the season. We all can sense spring is in the air and they have all abruptly left the local pond this week for their annual migration to the north. We may yet get a snow storm or two but the goldeneye migration is a natural calendar I can count on to tell me middle March is here.
Dressed in White
Although each sporting a distinct style both look good in white.
Holding On.
When the wind blows hard it’s all about holding on.
March tends to be a windy month and this day was no exception. A female Red Winged Blackbird holding on to a somewhat smallish cattail as the March wind blows. Looking forward to those April showers.
Passing time
I have always found it just a little more difficult to get excited about geology than the life sciences. Maybe it is how we have come to define life or maybe the story the earth has to tell is just a bit slower and more quiet than others being told these days. However, as we skied our way past stories like thee it was hard not to look and listen with full attention.
A Canyon carved by a mighty river replete with pinnacles and basaltic columns.
Basaltic columns sandwiched between layers of rock, earth and snow.
What looked like a mud encrusted cliff had a story hidden inside…
and yes life does test things out again and again.
nature has no boss 
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