Nestling Swainson Hawks

I found this pair of Swainson Hawk nestlings north of Adobe Creek Res in Kiowa Co. Two adult Swainson Hawks, apparently the parent birds, c...

Also a Western Snowy Plover

As I noted in my post about the Least Terns, I found a Snowy Plover at Adobe Creek Res. Snowy Plovers are a Species of Concern in Colorado....

Pugnacious nest defense by Least Terns

I drove down to Adobe Creek Res (aka Lue Lake) just north of Las Animas, CO two days ago to take advantage of the astoundingly mild temps to...

Raccoon in a tree hollow

While checking for small owls I spotted this raccoon in a tree hollow. As it was still daylight, I interrupted it's nap. As cute as th...

Black-throated Sparrows refound but not singing

This morning I looked and listened at the location I have seen the Black-throated Sparrows for an hour to no avail. As I started to leave, ...

Riverwalk chickadee

I did some brief birding on the Canon city Riverwalk this morning before I went looking for the Black-throated Sparrows south of town. I ra...

Black-throated Sparrows-a few more pics

I couldn't help but to put up a few more pics I got today of the Black-throated Sparrows since they came out pretty darn good, especiall...

Link to map showing Black-throated Sparrow location

I can't figure out how to add a map here for the Black-throated Sparrows but here is a link to a google map I put together showing that...

Black-throated Sparrows again today & singing

This morning I went back to see if I could refind the Black-throated Sparrows I saw yesterday just south of Canon City,CO. It took less tha...

Black-throated Sparrows near Canon City,CO

As I drove down a gravel road a few miles south of Canon City this morning, I heard some chirping coming from a dry gulch near the road. I ...

I'm all eyes (Burrowing Owl)

I saw this little owl earlier this week when I made a quick trip down to the Rocky Ford, CO area. Burrowing Owl's large eyes take up mo...

Cool cat--bobcat that is-

Here are two more pics of that bobcat I saw in full daylight, a great way to get some good pics like these. The cat was about 70 feet away ...

Unusual daytime bobcat

The previous bobcats I have seen were at dusk so I was surprised to spot this bobcat crossing a gravel road just south of Canon City at 6 pm...

Rock Wrens-up close and personal

I had to post these close-up's of the Rock Wrens I photographed near Canon City. Though I was hand-holding my camera, I got good enough...

Rockin Rock Wrens

I ran across a family of Rock Wrens in a canyon only a few miles from Canon City,CO. They appeared as interested in me as I was in them. T...

Handsome pronghorn

The handsome young buck pronghorn (no, they are not antelopes, they are pronghorn) was with a herd composed mostly of young males (that seem...

Choir singings--Vesper Sparrows

Yesterday I drove up to Lake DeWeese to "chase" a very rare bird for Colorado, a Reddish Egret. Though it failed to show-up, I ha...

Easten Phoebe bonanza

After finding the Eastern Phoebe at Pathfinder Park this morning, I thought it might have been one of the two Eastern Phoebes I had seen las...

Eastern & Black Phoebes share wetland

I birded Pathfinder Park near Florence,CO this morning to see if the juvenile Black Phoebes were still there. I only found one of the two j...

Black Phoebe with odd crown

This is the Black Phoebe in the post below but 8 days earlier (photographed within 50 feet of subsequent pics). It has a odd crown plumage ...

Black Phoebe with very unusual plumage

Yesterday I saw this very unusual looking Black Phoebe at my friends place just east of Canon City,CO. I was fairly stunned by the odd plum...

Sad ending for W Kingbird nestling

My friend said he checked the jury-rigged nest for the Western Kingbird nestling first thing this morning but it wasn't in there and he ...

Jury-rigging a new nest for the W Kingbird nestling

After I moved the young nestling out of immediate harms way in the road, it occurred to me that this little bird would not survive the night...

Update on W Kingbirds that nested in oriole nest

On June 27th I posted about a pair of Western Kingbirds that had it's first nest blown off it's moorings on a utility pole build ano...