Living at an elevation of 6,000 feet along Colorado's Front Range, we can expect frost until the middle of May. This does not preclude earlier harbingers of spring, some of which have made a welcome appearance in the previous two days. Wir leben auf 1.800 Meter Höhe am Ostrand der Rocky Mountains in Colorado, wo … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday
On occasion I have more than one wildlife encounter on the same day. Following my meeting with the charming coyote in the luminous light of the rising October sun you might remember from my previous post, the morning holds another surprise. After moving on to another favorite birding destination in prairie habitat, I walk a … Continue reading Unexpected
Encounters with wild animals generally fill me with gratitude and happiness, none more than encounters with birds. But whenever I’m out and about with binoculars and camera looking for feathered friends, I also pay close attention to the presence of other creatures. Occasionally, I am lucky and see furry fauna besides our ubiquitous (albeit still-appreciated) … Continue reading Barking Dog
For humans, the term snowbirds designates individuals who try to escape winter and snow by moving to warmer, more temperate climes for a period of time. In the avian world, John James Audubon applied the name Snow Bird (Fringilla nivalis) to what has since been renamed Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). Etymologically, both species names are … Continue reading Snow Birds
Nature speaks more eloquently than words and here are some wintry impressions (or expressions) from two different January visits to one of my favorite local destinations, Fountain Creek Regional Park, where Fountain Creek reigns supreme and showed itself from its fabulously frosty side. To enlarge a photo, click on it.
