We found a nice sized group of these guys feeding in shallows ponds created by the the recent rain and snowmelt in Northern Colorado. What a beautiful bird.
Tag: ecosystem
Yellow Rumped Warblers
There is no doubt about it, the sound of Yellow Rumped Warblers is a fine way to start a Friday morning.
Usually flittering about in the tree tops we typically hear Warblers them more frequently than we see them. This spring they have given us a few good looks and even time enough to snap a few photos while they were foraging for meals.
Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend.
Just around the corner
Just around the corner a beautiful cinnamon colored black bear glances over to say hello.
Good Evening
Hello Mr Grosbeak what a big bill you have.
The Evening Grosbeaks have made an extended appearance this spring and we are enjoying seeing them in the trees nearby. Such a large finch (about 6.5-7.0″), that imposing beak and so darn colorful they really stand out compared to the other birds in the Finch family that typically hang out in our forests like the demure (5″) Pine Siskin and slightly larger (6″) Cassins Finch.
Spring Shower
A coot family in the foreground and a stray pie-billed grebe youngster in the rear, enjoying, or perhaps tolerating, a spring shower on a local pond.
Yellow
Mostly yellow and just a touch of green on a cloudy spring afternoon.
Yellow bells ringing and although short and sometimes hidden in the grass they make a statement that is always bold.
Arrow-leaf Balsamroot is just now riding into town and when in full abundance paints the fields with that sunny shade of yellow.
Now on the wane yet still holding on the Biscuit root is one of those flowers inside a flower inside a flower. Fascinating to look at from macro to micro and back again.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Spring Snowy
With the grass greening up and water in the pond the frogs better keep their eyes open for this little hunter. A Snowy Egret works the ponds on a sunny spring morning.
Never a dull moment
It is never a dull moment when the White Faced Ibis are around. So full of color you just look and be in wonder. A full palette all in one bird. Truly amazing.
Early Risers
Spring has come late this year. With a late April round of snow and subfreezing temperatures to a wetter and colder than typical May. By Memorial Day the Glacier Lillies and Shooting Stars have typically given way to other spring wildflowers but not this year. They are still abundant and fresh.
While the rest of springs basket is starting to burst forth into bloom I am always thankful for these two early risers that signal spring is indeed here and especially this year.
Blue Grey Gnatcatcher
What an amazing looking little bird to spend some time watching. He hopped around from branch to branch and getting a photo or two seemed in the end pure luck.
All about birds had this to say “A tiny, long-tailed bird of broadleaf forests and scrublands, the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher makes itself known by its soft but insistent calls and its constant motion” and it sure fit this guys behavior to a tee.
To read ore about this bird visit https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue-gray_Gnatcatcher/lifehistory
nature has no boss 
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