As the day came to an end a beam of sunlight illuminated golden aspen leaves in what was otherwise a dimly light forest.
Near Ridgeway, CO.
Tag: wildlife
Greetings Grasshopper
Heading out for a morning walk we were greeted by this little guy soaking up the morning sun on a milkweed plant. Good Morning Grasshopper.
Peeking out.
A Wilson’s Snipe peeking out from the grass in which they were very well hidden.
We saw and waited for quite some time for this guy to move out from behind the grasses in which we could just barely see them moving around foraging.
This is the most we captured but sometimes just a peek is more than enough.
In the Aspens
A little flycatcher, a willow or perhaps a yellow or least, the exact type we are unable to determine sits quietly in the Aspens on a cloudy fall day in SW Colorado. If you are skilled at ID’ing these guys feel free to let us know what exact species you think it is.
Cactus Coreid Bug
This guy was found crawling about on a group prickly pear cactus where we take a daily walk. It always leaves me in amazement that so many animals have evolved to look so much like their environment.
And what a lovely environment it is.
Green Tailed Towhee
The Green Tailed Towhee spends most of its time in dense low thickets, where it forages on the ground. Like other towhees, it scratches in the leaf-litter with both feet as it searches for food. It is somewhat secretive and difficult to see so we were thrilled to get a quick glimpse at this bird when it quickly flew from a berry thicket and landed on this tree for a few seconds.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green-tailed_Towhee/id
http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/green-tailed-towhee
Moose should have told you.
The park is closed.
Thanks Red Breasted Nuthatch
Making a quick appearance with a nasal honk-honk-honk a Red Breasted Nuthatch inspects a tree searching for a meal.
Aphids Beware
A few weeks ago one of the plants in our garden seemed to become infested with aphids of all sizes and shapes seemingly overnight. Also hidden within the plant and well camouflaged was a wonderful Aphid eating spider.
Once their prey was sighted the spider quickly moved in and made quick work of an medium sized green Aphid.
Given the number of Aphids present this guy will have quite a feast.
We also noticed numerous lady bugs and damselflies feasting away on the smaller aphids as well. Natural pest control at work.
Great Horned Owl
It had been far too long since we had seen a Great Horned Owl. A few weeks ago this beautiful owl sat in the sunset and allowed us spend time watching them.
nature has no boss 
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