The pace of place

On June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 By Mike and Christy40 Comments

Finding a place where time moves at a pace.

Just the right pace.

A pace that feels like home.

Mr. Muddy Beak

On June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 By Mike and Christy27 Comments

Mr. Muddy Beak A.K.A. a male Yellow Headed Blackbird was digging through the mud on the banks of Lake John in Walden, CO looking for a meal. So much color packed into those little Yellow Feathers.

Storm on the ridge

On June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 By Mike and Christy26 Comments

Storm on the ridge

High up on Scarp Ridge near Lake Irwin, CO. I reckon it’s time to get down.

Always Blue Skies

On June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 By Mike and Christy45 Comments

As clouds move and the river meets the sea there remains blue sky above. Photographed in East Greenland, 2013.

Hey…Follow me

On June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 By Mike and Christy43 Comments

With the bottom of their acorn vault looking depleted a pair of Acorn Woodpeckers makes their way towards the top shelf of their tree. The first one confidently leading the way as if saying follow me. I love the colors and the button eyes of these guys.

Sunshine on a cloudy day

On June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 By Mike and Christy48 Comments

Even a descending fog as think as pea soup could not stop the sun, slightly transformed, from shining this day. I hope the same for your day and while I’m at it, mine too. Photographed near Point Reyes, CA on foggy spring day.

A Snipes Song

On May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 By Mike and Christy54 Comments

A Male Wilson’s Snipes leaves the comfort of the deep grass to sit on a fence post to sing his lovely song. Ladies are you listening?

Photographed in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge near Walden, CO.

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New Arrival

On May 30, 2016May 29, 2016 By Mike and Christy37 Comments

Brand spanking new with crusty beak and all. A little Killdeer partially hidden in some bushes next to a ditch along the side of a quiet dirt road. Why do Killdeer seem to nest so close to roads?

Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge in Walden. CO.

Stellar’s Jay

On May 28, 2016May 28, 2016 By Mike and Christy37 Comments

Hidden in a lichen covered tree this Stellar’s Jay gives me that all to familiar over the shoulder glance saying I am on to you buddy.

Waiting for the rain to end.

On May 27, 2016May 26, 2016 By Mike and Christy19 Comments

Hoping the rain will subside yet still busy observing an open field looking for a morsel on a rainy day. A beautiful hawk waiting for the rain to end in Mendocino, CA.