It may be close to March but it feels like mid-to-late April. The tulips are pushing up leaves before the crocus have bloomed and the Finches have displaced the Junco and Chickadee in the trees round the neighborhood.
Tag: ecology
Western Scrub Jay
Blue blue sky and a bright blue bird. Western Scrub Jay keeping a watchful eye on us as enjoyed an afternoon snack.
Rush hour
Bison heading home after a day on the job. Yellowstone National Park.
Cinnamon
A male Cinnamon Teal strutting his stuff on the edge of the pond and looking like a million bucks. Ladies Beware.
Photographed near Walden, CO.
Through the Succulents
Walking the succulent path from the ocean to the sky accompanied by the afternoon sun. Northern California Coast.
A good flap.
An American Widgeon having a good flap on a cloudy February afternoon. Photographed on Clear Creek on the Wheat Ridge greenbelt, Wheat Ridge, CO.
Between Land and Sea
So much diversity in so little space. Land, intertidal and Islands all within eyeshot. Geology, biology and botany as far as the eye can see. Vancouver Island, BC.
Body Language
Swans speaking on a winters day in Grand Teton National Park.
Standing out by blending in.
We spotted this female Brewers Blackbird hanging around on rocks that were so similar to her coloring that at first we were not sure if the rocks were moving or it was a bird we saw. With a little rationale thought and commonsense (what little we have) we decided that the rocks were not moving and it must indeed be a bird and it was time to get a closer look. We were only able to get half as close as we wanted to capture a clean photo but we got one nonetheless, albeit a bit on the fuzzy side. It is remarkable how her coloring matched the surrounding rocks..green on green.
Swan and Cygnets
A Swan the their Cygnets meandering along following the open water on a cold winter morning. Teton National Park, WY.
nature has no boss 
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