A quick hello from a Mule Deer along the tail on a nice summers day.
Tag: wildlife photography
Quiet time
One of our favorite forest singers the Warbling Vireo enjoying a bit of quiet time while on the nest. By now the eggs have hatched and young have left the nest. The next generation is on its way.
Eat Your Greens
What does the Prairie Dog do to refuel after digging holes for several hours, reach for an energy bar or gatorade, no way a nice handful of dandelion green will do the trick.
Suspended
As seen from above
Suspended in time
A butterfly rests their wings
Shaking it off
With the rain begining to come down softly a White Crowned Sparrow flew up and landed on a fence post next to us shook off the rain and then got back on his way.
A little reminder well received.
stories told
While reality begs to differ
Some stories are better told in black and white
and who doesn’t like a good story.
The Kings
We have both the Eastern and Western Kingbirds residing in our region and although very different in appearance we typically see both species perched on fence posts or barbed wire foraging on insects spotted from their perches. Although we have encountered both on the same day we have not yet seen them in close proximity.
So West…Meet East
And East…. meet West.
Sipping Sweet Nectar
This little butterfly made a short visit to these small plants for just a quick sip of nectar. That tongue was digging deep but perfectly designed to do the job. Amazing.
Black Crowned
We see this Black Crowned Night Heron at the same spot along the South Platte river almost every evening in the summer patiently working the water for a meal.
M&M’s
Two of a kind the Monarch Butterfly and its beautiful host plant Milkweed. It is well understood that loss Milkweed results in decreased numbers of Monarch Butterflies. A recent study by Bret Elderd and Matthew Faldyn from Louisiana State University suggest climate change can alter the chemical composition of Milkweed making it poisonous to Monarchs. Climate change, habitat loss and other human activities. Sometimes I wonder when the tipping point will come, if it has no already. Not just for Monarchs but for all life on earth.
For more Monarch Butterfly research articles I might suggest science daily.
nature has no boss 
You must be logged in to post a comment.