A silent sentinel standing tall as storm clouds loom in the Beartooth Mountains.
Tag: ecosystem
Little Bighorn
Sheep that is. A young Bighorn Sheep resting in some nice spring growth after a bit of time spent grazing. Photographed near Salida, CO.
One after another
We spent Memorial Day weekend out looking for migratory birds in Northern Colorado. This May it has been unusually cold and snowy and Memorial day weekend was no exception as one after another we were hit by short storms dropping a little Graupel and then blowing quickly out. We must have experienced about 10-15 in one single day. It was clear summer will come a bit latter this year to the high plains in North Park, CO.
Spring Tanager
A colorful Western Tanager holding still just long enough for a quick portrait. Lovely color to brighten up an overcast spring day. Just outside the North Gate to Yellowstone National park.
Just before spring
Just before spring with small buds on the tress and the grass still brown the sun was hard at work. Zero Image Pinhole Camera and Kodak Ektar- 100 iso film, Crown Hill Park, Wheat Ridge Colorado.
Home in the Forest
A fine pair of Stellar’s Jays enjoying some time in the early spring forrest. Sunshine and fresh green leaves made for a fine morning hike.
Bigfoot
Bigger than Bigfoot, a Redwood tree firmly in touch with the Earth.
Lessons to be learned from these wise old beings.
Wilsons Snipe
A Wilson’s Snipe enjoying the spring wetlands before the summer sun does it’s thing. Green grass and plenty of water, who could ask for more. Arapahoe National WIldlife refuge.
Just over the hill
The spring storms keep rolling in and this one is just over the hill. The spring rains provide wetland habitat for migratory birds and a welcome drink for the high sagebrush landscape of Arapahoe National Wildlife refuge near Walden, Colorado.
Red Tailed on a Grey Day
A Red tailed Hawk surveying the fields for prey on an overcast spring morning. Gotta be plenty of mice out there, somewhere. Out in the fields near Laramie, Wy.
nature has no boss 
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