A common Yellowthroat hiding in the reeds. This guys was darting around from cattail to cattail for what seemed like eternity but finally held still for just a moment to allow us to take his portrait and get a good look. It is always tons of fun to be able to observe an bird not familiar to you. A little surprise that makes the day distinct.
A mule deer demonstrating a bit of youthful exuberance gives us a playful look on a beautiful spiring morning that just seems like it is meant for play. In the Foothills near Denver, CO.
A beautiful Magpie looking out into the just greening grasslands of the prairies of Eastern Colorado on an early spring day.
Bugs beware as the Mountain Bluebirds pass through the area on the way back up to the high country. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Denver CO.
Tule elk grazing away on a day the fog was as thick as soup. When driving by these guys they were barely perceivable yet less than 50 ft from the road. The fog did provide good cover for photography though. Point Reyes National Seashore, Ca.
A male Gambel’s quail letting it be know he is a very available bachelor on a nice spring morning in western Colorado.
This little guy had a beautiful blue belly which he refused to show us for a photograph. Nonetheless he was quite obliging to let us get a nice portrait of him perched upon an old downed tree near Bangs Canyon in Grand Junction Co.
Long legs and all, a Wilson’s Phalarope is checking out a temporary pond along the ditch on a country road in northern Colorado last spring. Can’t wait to see these guys again this spring but that is month or two and a few spring showers away. Happy Tuesday.
We followed this guy around in very dark pine forest while on a hike in Yellowstone National Park for quite some time before he finally settled down for a little break. Luckily he chose a spot where just enough light was getting in through the trees to get a somewhat decent photograph of this wonderful looking bird. It was the first time we had seen a Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker and hopefully not the last.
Happy Friday.
But in this case the shelter comes with you. An American Bison, with a wonderfully adapted coat, waiting out a day of snow in Yellowstone National Park this winter.
nature has no boss 
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