Sometimes just creeping along is the way to go.
Our local population of Brown Creepers will soon disperse to higher elevations and deeper forests not far away but also not close to home. We have enjoyed having a few around this winter and many migrant birds arrive for summer some will go.
It is a sure sign that spring is coming when the male Goldfinches begin to develop just that bit of yellow beneath their beak. In a few weeks time we will watch his feathers turn and he will be wearing his breeding suit and become a brilliant lemon yellow.
Oh how Time marches son.
A male Gambel’s quail letting it be know he is a very available bachelor on a nice spring morning in western Colorado.
A mule deer makes good company while waiting for sun to warm things up in the early morning light and you don’t even have to share your coffee.
After a long cold February an American Bison lounges in the warmth of a sunny March morning.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Our Resident Rocky Mountain Cottontail takes a break from munching down the wild rose bushes.
It’s only early March and no doubt more flakes will fly and cold will return but in the meantime grass long buried is exposed and a nice meal to be had.
We ran into this Coyote last week prowling the neighborhood.
Perhaps now we know why the rabbit population close to home seems diminished this year.
But then again with the sun out and the rain no longer pouring down this might be a Cormorants idea of a picnic.
A fine day for all.
A skier watching a duck watching a skier all surrounded by sun and steam.
nature has no boss 
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