The scene above shows our autumn-attired back yard on October 21. The comparison image below was taken only one week later, on October 28, and reflects the striking difference a mere week had wrought on our fall foliage. As the intervening days came with above-average temperatures in the 60s to 70s F (20s C) and … Continue reading A Week Full of Surprises
In response to a string of sizzling summer days, my husband and I escaped Colorado’s Front Range for the mountains not long ago. We were happily reminded of the difference a distance of some 60 miles (100 km), plus an elevation gain of 2,500 feet (about 750 meters) can make. Instead of daily highs in … Continue reading A Summer Getaway
The idea of a blog post about warblers was already fermenting in the gyri of my brain when I read Linda Leinen’s excellent post about the sculpture of an Eskimo Curlew she had seen on Galveston Island in Texas. Now a curlew is not a warbler and apart from both belonging to the class Aves, … Continue reading One More Warbler
The last time I checked, Colorado was not considered a tropical wetland, even if the entire state has officially been drought-free for a few weeks and it has been hot. But for a bird in flight, off its regular course and looking for water, Ramah Reservoir, located some 40 miles (about 70 kilometers) east of … Continue reading A Wondrous Vagrant in Colorado
Spring and summer in the northern hemisphere bring not only beautiful blossoms, bees, and butterflies, but also baby birds observable by all of us if we pay a little added attention to our surroundings. Some species are exceedingly furtive and keep their nests well concealed, but others have been habituated to humans and even make … Continue reading Baby Birds
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