In a little eddy on the muddy banks of Clear Creek a Green Winged Teal couple spent the morning feeding while we looked on from a distance. This week the waterfowl have returned in large numbers and we are thankful for that.
Tag: ecology
Score
Finding food sure can be hard work. Which reminds it’s time to put out the feeder for these guys as winter is heading our way.
We were watching this Sparrow search intently through the gravel and forest debris and score with what appears to be a tasty little seed.
A bite well earned.
One Rainy Morning
One rainy morning not so long ago on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Color abounds even on a stormy Monday morning.
Along the Platte
Although we were both along the Platte River looking for birds I was looking to photograph them while this guy was looking for a meal. Perhaps a Thanksgiving goose and the duck just off the bank seems well aware of this.
Crossing Guard
Even with ears up and eyes peeled Mom still assumes the role of crossing guard for two adolescent Mule Deer. Great Sand Dunes National Park, 2015. So much to learn so little time.
When the snow flies
Sitting on the wire looking out into the fields as the snow begins to fly. Will the hunting for this Swainson’s Hawk get more difficult? Photographed at Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge.
Frosty Morning in Monte Vista
A frosty November morning out at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge. With the wetlands frozen over we thought the birding was going to be poor this morning but just as we were about to drive away the Sandhill Cranes arrived.
Going Green
Following the trail upward through the Thorsmork Valley, Iceland.
Adios
Just as this Bee said adios to the flower we have said adios to our prolonged indian summer. A few light frosts and the lack of sunlight have done in the veggie garden for the year. Yet compared to previous years the mild fall allowed things to grow a few weeks longer and that means one last bowl of fresh tomato soup for dinner tonight.
Ripe for the picking
Ripe and bright-red these berries look ready for picking. Birds where are you?
nature has no boss 
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