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.
A young male Downey Headed Woodpecker learning the ropes on a local tree.
Yellow: the most luminous color and one that always grabs our attention, even from a distance.
And on a cool and cloudy day this Little Yellow Warbler sure warms thing up.
Luminous indeed.
A female Red Winged Blackbird pondering where to begin as insects swarm above.
Swarming insects, flocking birds, a murmuration of starlings or perhaps a school of fish. Innate intelligence that keeps the species chugging along. Something so simple yet so full of meaning. What a wonderful thing the process of nature is.
Silently perched and very well hidden within a backdrop of fresh fresh leaves this Olive Sided Flycatcher spent a morning enjoying the crisp spring air teeming with newly hatched insects. Fresh, a synonym for spring?
We found a nice sized group of these guys feeding in shallows ponds created by the the recent rain and snowmelt in Northern Colorado. What a beautiful bird.
There is no doubt about it, the sound of Yellow Rumped Warblers is a fine way to start a Friday morning.
Usually flittering about in the tree tops we typically hear Warblers them more frequently than we see them. This spring they have given us a few good looks and even time enough to snap a few photos while they were foraging for meals.
Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend.
Just around the corner a beautiful cinnamon colored black bear glances over to say hello.
Along a quiet road with fresh grass and a subdued sky a bird balances on barbed wire in a place where the wind forever blows.
Western Wyoming
Hello Mr Grosbeak what a big bill you have.
The Evening Grosbeaks have made an extended appearance this spring and we are enjoying seeing them in the trees nearby. Such a large finch (about 6.5-7.0″), that imposing beak and so darn colorful they really stand out compared to the other birds in the Finch family that typically hang out in our forests like the demure (5″) Pine Siskin and slightly larger (6″) Cassins Finch.
nature has no boss 
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