If the “bobkitten” encounter I wrote about two posts ago was unexpected, it wasn’t my first with this species and, with any luck, won’t have been the last one in our local environs. I’m not sure the same can be said about my meeting with the protagonist of today’s post, which was even more unexpected. … Continue reading Even More Unexpected
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
When I gave you my “70-plus Reasons to be Happy” in January, I had no way of knowing if, and for how long, local bird lovers would be graced with the Bohemian Waxwings’ presence. As chance (or fate) would have it, much to everybody’s enjoyment, it has been a waxwing winter and, ever since their … Continue reading Bohemian Rhapsody
When one studies this map of North America, courtesy of Cornell’s website “All About Birds,” and looks at the rectangle that represents Colorado (the NE quadrant as seen from the Four Corners), one notices that the southcentral and southeastern portions of the state are shaded a light blue, indicating that the bird in question … Continue reading 70-plus Reasons to be Happy
Colorado holds a few records in the United States: With 6,800 feet (2,073 meters), it has the highest mean elevation among the 50 states. It is also the only state whose entire area lies above 3,280 feet (1,000 meters). El Paso County, where we live, is the most populous of Colorado’s 64 counties, based on … Continue reading A County First
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