Prickly Poppies

On September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 By Mike and Christy9 Comments

Prickly Poppies are a wonderful wildflower to have around. On our daily walks we can rest assured we will find some in bloom. Once found, we can stop for a moment and enjoy the show as beetles, bees and ants do their work pollinating these delicate flowers. Even now, as fall approaches and most of the other wildflowers have lost their blooms, a few Prickly Poppies are still going strong.

They a treat for they eyes, like little whipped cream sundaes with a cherries on top.

Those little prickles protect such delicate yet tough flowers.

I am looking forward to see how long they continue blooming into the fall.

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/argemone_pleiacantha.shtml

Denver, CO

A Fine Couple

On September 10, 2017August 31, 2017 By Mike and Christy11 Comments

A wonderful Blue Gentain getting cozy with an Orange Painted Brush up on a hillside in Rustlers Gulch. Crested Butte, CO.

Barred Owl

On September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 By Mike and Christy25 Comments

A Barred Owl passes the day as only an Owl can do in a busy park on a quiet day.

Dibs

On September 8, 2017August 31, 2017 By Mike and Christy16 Comments

Hey, I called Dibs on this Coneflower.

We have had many Painted Lady butterflies visiting the area this summer and with nectar at a premium competition did seem to heat up for the best coneflowers in the field.

That Perfect Seat

On September 7, 2017September 2, 2017 By Mike and Christy14 Comments

We watched as this little Song Sparrow cozied into what looked to be a custom seat made just for them. Carved by time and weathered to just the right smoothness. A perfect place to sit for a while and enjoy the view.

Digitalis

On September 6, 2017August 31, 2017 By Mike and Christy19 Comments

Along the trail on a silent hike the digitalis were ringing strong.

Photographed in a dark yet very green forest.

American Bittern

On September 5, 2017September 2, 2017 By Mike and Christy14 Comments

Nothing here…just a clump of grass.

An American Bittern doing their best to remain unknown as the morning sun rises just a little higher.

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-bittern

Just Rosy

On September 3, 2017August 27, 2017 By Mike and Christy26 Comments

After 4 days of drizzle, rain, drizzle, rain..a rosy sunset was well…just rosy. Photographed in the Bunsby Islands off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada.

Baldy

On September 2, 2017August 27, 2017 By Mike and Christy9 Comments

Perched high on a tree that’s seen its better days a Bald Eagle sits looking for a meal to swim by in the river below.

Grand Teton National Park, WY.

Thread Waisted Wasp

On September 1, 2017August 30, 2017 By Mike and Christy8 Comments

I watched this Thread Waisted Wasp (Ammophilia Proceia) buzzing around in the Golden Rod. That Thin connection between the thorax and the abdomen is really something to wonder over. Does it allow the abdomen to move freely and lay eggs or perhaps sting others independent of the rest of the body?

Need to get an Entomology book and brush up on the fundamentals.

Denver, CO.

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