Trees in threes.
Just seem to please the eye.
As well as instill a sense of wonder and awe.
Tag: wilderness
Hoary Redpoll
Sitting in the tree-tops with a group of Pine Siskins and other small song birds was a beautiful looking small bird we decided was a female Hoary Redpoll. She was at the southern edge of her winter range and it was a pleasure to get a glimpse of her before she returns to the high arctic tundra for the summer.
As the clouds move in
As the clouds move in from above the water flows below.
Always Curious
We were surprised when a pair of River Otters popped up over a river bank to check us out early one morning. Curious and inquisitive they had a quick look and then slipped back down the bank and out of sight.
Later on the family went out for a stroll along the riverbank and all marched in a line…well except for junior who had to make his own way.
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
When frogs sing.
The Sun sets and frogs begin to sing. Wonderful rhythms to end the day.
When a Meadowlark Sings
They sing with all their song.
And sing it all day long.
On a quiet country road in the grasslands of eastern Colorado.
Sage Thrasher
We watched and mostly listened as this male Sage Thrasher sang his long and complex song from the top a the sage brush on a quiet dirt road near Walden, CO.
According to All About Birds “males have long, complex, melodic songs, with remarkable variety. The rambling series of phrases, often preceded by soft clucking notes, is continuous and interspersed with moments of repetition and mimicry. Songs can be very long indeed; one male was recorded singing for 22 minutes straight.”
While this guys song was not a whopping 22 minutes it did go on and on leaving me out of breath just listening.
Seeing the wind blow.
Some days it’s hidden yet ever present.
While other days you can see the wind blow.
Breakfast of Champions
We think Wheaties whereas Pacific Oyster Catchers prefer limpets. We have always had a hard time getting close enough to oyster catchers to get a really good photograph but this day low tide and the lure of a beach teaming with limpets must have outweighed their concern for our presence. There were two Oyster Catchers each going to town on the limpet population on this rocky beach. They would pry them up and them swallow them whole. A true breakfast of champions.
Good morning.
Clouds above a cliff all reflecting in a river. A good morning indeed.
nature has no boss 
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