As we sat quietly waiting for a group of Waxwings to show up in the berry filled shrubs nearby this fine looking fellow strolled up to within 10 feet or so from us. He seemed not too worried about our presence and went about foraging as he made his way through the forest.
Except a beautiful juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron watching the pond below from the comfort of a wonderful cottonwood tree. Along Clear Creek in Denver, CO.
This Female White Crowned Sparrow is enjoying quite the mid-morning brunch picking seeds from the Rabbit Brush. With the hillside covered and the plants now dry and full of seeds, she had quite the buffet to choose from.
The rivers pace has slowed as the mountain snowmelt that gives it life has become a trickle.
The summer sun has moved to the south and the shadows are getting long.
The golden colors shout look at me yet whisper of the winter that is to come.
Deep in the Rio Grande gorge, Nov 13th, 2016.
Extracting tiny seeds from a dried thistle seems like a tough way to earn your keep but this finch is a master of his trade. We watched as this guy quickly pulled seeds from the dried thistle and had himself quite a meal. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
The plants of the high desert once green with the summers rains now glow golden with the November setting sun. A nice way to add a bit of warmth to start of a chilly night in the high desert of Northern New Mexico.
A setting sun in west welcoming in the early rising November super moon above the mountains to the east. Taos, NM.
A beautiful early November sunset on a local pond. Not so long ago but far away. The the leaves are all down and now the colors in the sky have changed into their winter shades.
Across the valley the peaks have had snow.
They sky is tinted in wispy dark clouds.
Across the valley all is good.
An old friend at a local park. Lost his right arm in the windstorm of 63 but is still going strong and happy to tell you a story if you are willing to sit and listen for a bit.
nature has no boss 
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