A field of white wildflowers with yellow centers welcomes a beautiful White Crowned Sparrow with yellow beak. Each right at home with each other.
Tag: environment
Of the Earth
Moving slowly down the trail and looking remarkably like the earth he walked on we found this American Toad. He did look a bit grumpy and reluctant for us to take his photo so we let him be as he moved along into the grass beyond.
Along the Missouri
A Cedar Waxwing sits and peers out across the banks of the Missouri River. The Missouri is the longest river in the USA traveling from it’s beginning in the mountains close to home before traversing the landscape east and south for 2,341 miles. The Missouri has been a source of substance and transportation for up to 12,000 years. What a journey it must have been to travel this river before it was extensively dammed and wildlife abundant.
Kings of the hill
These male Elk seemed ok with sharing the title “king of the hill” this afternoon although it seems certain that will not be the case this fall.
Along the creek
Water flows as birds sing.
The season’s move like water in the creek.
Fluffed-up
A fine looking Hawk all fluffed and looking sharp and perhaps a little bit full of himself as he had just finished mating a female just a few fence posts down the road.
Robin, post or both?
The alert posture of this Robin Seemed to make him a perfect addition to this old fence post. It was one of those times when out-birding the bird we thought we saw on the fence post, especially ecially old posts, actually was a bird.
Western Bluebird
After literally bringing some grub to feed his young a male Western Bluebird leaves the nesting box and perches on a fence pole in search of more food for the rapidly growing brood. We watched as both the male and female shuttled food in and waste out of the nest box with their young still safely tucked away inside.
The Western Bluebird is not as common as the Mountain Bluebird so it is always a pleasure to see that brilliant blue and orange. A fine way to start a summers day.
The pace of place
Finding a place where time moves at a pace.
Just the right pace.
A pace that feels like home.
Wild Iris
This year the spring rains have been generous and brought an abundance of Wild Iris to the high arid grasslands of Northern Colorado. Will the wet summer continue or will things dry out. Only time will tell.
nature has no boss 
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