Bringing a bit of color to an otherwise dark and stormy day we observed as a Pacific Oystercatcher foraged on the rock between breaks in the surf.
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Break in the clouds
A small herd of elk enjoys the spotlight as sunlight finds its way through a break in the clouds near the days end.
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Tasty Morsel
While hiking along the trail on a sunny November afternoon this little Chipmunk scurried hurriedly past of us started digging through the pine litter right beneath our feet. Within seconds what appeared to be a fungus or perhaps a tuber (heck it could have been a piece of petrified cheese) was extracted from the ground and enjoyed on the spot.
Canvasback
A fine looking male Canvasback rests on the edge of the ice as December makes its arrival known.
In The Farmers Field
Although the crops have long been harvested this farmers field was full of life with White Tailed Deer and Ring Necked Pheasants sharing the remains of a season growth.
A Little Friend Returns
Late in the fall as the waterfowl return to our ponds and streams a few Green Winged teal make their winter home on a small Creek nearby. They are the smallest of the Teals and their return always brings a smile to our face and leads a bit of rhythm to the flow of life and the change of seasons.
Clear Creek in Denver, CO
On The Prowl
Well dressed for a late fall hunt a Coyote silently stalks their prey in the deep grass.
Yellowstone National Park.
Guardians
A female Hooded Merganser sits quietly in the cattails protected by three Males. Feels like a story or a painting waiting to happen.
American Kestrel
An American Kestrel sat quietly surveying the field on a late November day out in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Denver, CO.
We watched as the Kestrel quickly swooped down into the dried brown fall grass and pulled up small juicy meals which looked to be caterpillars easily held in their toe.
After a few successful hunts from this one fence post the Kestrel glanced back to see how we had liked the show and then flew off down the road to find another hunting spot.
Roadside attraction
Not having Mocking birds around us or having much experience with them we were blown away when while getting some gas on a recent trip we heard this guy singing away in the trees at a roadside oasis. He was imitating birds left and right and singing continuously for minutes at a time.
It was a great show to just sit and watch and a nice relaxing break from the road.
nature has no boss 
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