In fields wet with moisture the wild iris are blooming like crazy this year. It is amazing how some years there are so few but when it rains more than usual they explode. They bloom for a few days then dry up and quickly disappear. Nature playing hide and seek.
Scattered Showers over the Rocky Mountains were a perfect way to cap off what was mostly a sunny day spent in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge. Forecast for tomorrow…scattered late day showers. Better set the alarm for another early start.
A pair of Western Grebes out courting on a lovely Friday evening. Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge in Walden, CO.
A little Pie Billed Grebe sitting content on the nest. They way they guys can just sink into the water instead of diving is just so cool.
A cinnamon teal pair searching the grass looking for the perfect nesting site. Many ducks were paired up and on the nest during our last visit to the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge.
At the edge of the many ponds brought about by the spring melt in North Park avocets were hanging out and feeding in the shallow water. It was a treat to see up to 5 or 6 in a single area. This photo was taken on a small pond in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge. Does this make the Avocets Refugees?
A female moose enjoying an early morning drink. This weekend we went out looking for migratory birds but, in addition, sighted several female moose in the flooded willows and streams of north park, including one that had just calved. Not bad for just being out on a Sunday drive.
The Oriole that is. Bight orange and beautiful the Bullocks Oriole. Who can resist that goatee and the Zoroesque mask. We typically see hundreds of Oriole nest in the winter and early spring but only catch a rare glimpse of the maker. This year we were lucky and got several nice opportunities.
We found this hawk hanging out in a tree surveying the fields below for a quick meal of baby prairie dogs which seemed to have all been born this week.Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife refuge.
Prairie Dog warming up the engines on a chilly spring morning with some wonderful solar power. Happy April Fools day…no joke, and no this guy was not a meal for the coyote posted last week.
nature has no boss 
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