Was it the hike itself, the early morning sunlight or the small window we were hiking to in the rock wall? All seemed like windows in which to experience the wonderful nature therapy offered up in Bryce Canyon on a sunny spring morning.
Tag: ecology
Two Antelope
Two Antelope…they can be just dots on the landscape or present in the foreground but either way Pronghorn make the western landscape complete.
Looking west from the Pawnee National Grasslands two Pronghorn graze far in the distance with the northern front range of Rocky Mountains as a back drop.
This time looking east from the sage lands of North Park two Antelope graze west of the continental divide.
April, 2017.
Bison
Bison….making the landscape complete.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife refuge.
Dressed for the occasion.
A little Prairie Dog stands tall to survy their surroundings on the Pawnee National Grasslands. He appears perfectly dressed for the dry grass this spring. Blending in well to your surroundings is a fine way to avoid those nasty Hawks and Prairie Falcons buzzing about overhead not to mention the myriad other animals and perhaps a reptile to two who night find the this little guy a fine meal.
http://www.defenders.org/prairie-dog/basic-facts
Pawnee National Grasslands, 2017.
Wilsons Snipe
We spotted this guy patrolling along an irrigated ditch on a quiet country road in last weekend looking for a meal. Such a wonderful and beautiful bird and I sure hope to spot a few more this spring just for the fun of it.
Weld County, CO.
Thirsty
Wandering around on the Pawnee National Grasslands last weekend it was quite clear the land is thirsty.
Areas where temporary ponds usually are found are dry as a bone this year.
Flowers from last year remain but the new flowers are asking for rain.
A vast landscape in search of a drink…where are you April Showers.
April 8th 2017 on the Pawnee National Grassland.
Pronghorn
…or Antelope depending on who you are speaking to.
Able to out run the long extinct North American version of a Cheetah but never one to pass up having their portrait taken if you sit still for awhile and ask nicely.
Telling Time: from top to bottom
Our planet moving along in a cycle that’s slower than what we easily can comprehend but seeing helps understand it nonetheless.
Sometimes a still scene feels like a movie and in this case I could feel the rocks moving ever so slowly from the top of the outcropping into the valley below.
Northern Colorado.
A brief history of time
Layers of life still alive in the rocks. A history lesson exposed and a story told.
Hunkered Down
With Coyotes on the prowl in the Grasslands and Great Horned Owls in the Trees nearby this Rabbit hunkers down in a small depression to survey the scene before scurrying off to into the cover of the surrounding shrubs.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Denver.
nature has no boss 
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