Bower birds stealing items to decorate-video from http://www.satinbowerbirds.com/

Another amazing video from the BBC of another amazing species: the Satin Bowerbird. SeEtta

"Dresser Crab" video by BBC

Another truly amazing video of an astounding species. SeEtta

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'shy bird reacts to motorcycle driving past'

In this very short clip the Williamson's Sapsucker stops feeding and appears to react to a motorcycle driving past on road, then probes ...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'shy bird hides after bell goes off'

This clip gives good views of the Williamson's Sapsucker as he probes sap wells he evidently drilled previously. It also illustrates how...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'back view and stretching'

This very short video clip gives a view of the Williamson's Sapsucker from the back. Unfortunately he was on the shady side of the tree...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'probing sap wells

In this video clip the Williamson's Sapsucker probes sap wells it previously drilled-something I learned from watching this sapsucker fo...

Male Williamson's Sapsucker-video clip 'drilling sap wells'

This is a video clip of a Williamson's Sapsucker drilling sap wells in a non-native elm (siberian or chinese type) tree. I found this ...

More urban juvenile Cooper's pics

The top pic shows the brown markings on the lower belly, flanks and leg feathers. The middle pic gives a good view of the brown tail with wi...

Another Cooper's but this time an urban hawk

This juvenile Cooper's Hawk was looking for a bite, or two, to eat at the City Park pond in Pueblo, CO. Clearly different appearing fro...

Exuberant bather

This is from the group of bathing Baird's Sandpipers I saw at Lake Henry I posted earlier. I was not kidding when I said that they were...

More Cooper's Hawk pics

Field marks are shown in these pics including the large head (relative to the body), long tail (clearly very long on this bird), long tarsi ...

Handsome Cooper's

This is one of the two Cooper's Hawks I saw perched on the ground near a stock pond in Crowley County,CO day before yesterday. There we...

Western Red-tailed Hawk possibly with some Harlan's features

I found this Red-tailed Hawk near the small town of Ordway, CO. Though it appears to be a Western ( caluru ) subspecies it has some feature...

Baird's Sandpipers, bath time

These were some of the Baird's Sandpipers I saw along the shore of Lake Henry in southeast Colorado yesterday. It was apparently bath t...

Crane Magic

I drove down to the La Junta,CO area today and was rewarded both by a gorgeous Indian summer day and some enjoyable birding including flocks...

'Walk on the Wild Side' video clip 2

This is another BBC ONE 'Walk on the Wild Side' video clips that I think are quite entertaining. Only problem is the British accent...

Winter drag Yellow-rumps

I saw these Yellow-rumped Warlbers a week ago in the Florence River Park in Florence,CO. They were part of a small flock feeding in Russian...

Also Bushtits

I found these little male Bushtits in a small flock in the same general area, in a dry wash, as the Williamson's Sapsuckers, near Canon ...

'Walk on the Wild Side' video clip 1

This fantastic video is from the BBC One and is like a trailer for their new "Walk on the Wild Side" comedy series (but when I wen...

More on Williamson's Sapsucker

This photo shows the brilliant colors of the fresh plumage of this male Williamson's Sapsucker.  In sunlight this bird gorgeously bright...

Gorgeous Williamson's Sapsuckers near Canon City,CO

Yesterday I found the adult male Williamson's Sapsucker seen in the top two pics in the few deciduous trees (of all things, Siberian elm...

Astonishing video clip from National Geographic

Pistol shrimp blowing a blast of water a speed of 100km/h with temp This is way too amazing-this little shrimp can make a sonic blast by sna...

New Law: Big Win for Wildlife around the Globe! : Wildlife Promise

New Law: Big Win for Wildlife around the Globe! : Wildlife Promise from Wildlife Promise As wildlife enthusiasts, it can be challenging to s...

Fall aspen

Just a shot of our Colorado aspen trees in their fall glory. SeEtta

Colorado shorebird: Baird's Sandpiper

A common sandpiper in Colorado, this little Baird's was the only shorebird I saw at Lake Henry when I visited last week. I did see a di...

Always like to see Burrowing Owls

This is one of the four Burrowing Owls I found in a prairie dog town in Otero County, Colorado. Burrowing Owls are migrating south for the ...

Migrating Sparrows: the Vespers

This is one of a number of small flocks of migrating Vesper Sparrows I saw in Otero County, CO earlier this week. Though they such beautif...

Unusually warm weather in Colorado as well as much of US

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA) released it's latest monthly State of the Climate Report which noted the follow...

One of the Forster's Terns was still in it's breeding plumage (Alternate) as shown in these pics. The bird in the top pic was prepa...

More Forster's Tern pics

Though common at lakes on Colorado's plains, these are fun birds to watch as they hover then dive straight into the water as shown in th...

Forster's Terns at Lake Henry in SE Colorado

I drove down to lakes north of LaJunta and Rocky Ford, Colo for awhile yesterday. My very elderly dog has been quite ill and this was the f...

Handsome White-breasted Nuthatch

I photographed this White-breasted Nuthatch this week at the Canon City, CO Riverwalk. I heard this one and several more calling as they fo...

Fantastic undersea video from Smithsonian

'Just' a common Northern Flicker-I think common birds are cool too

Just a couple of pics of a male Red-shafted Northern Flicker I took at the Canon City Riverwalk yesterday. I love to hear them calling in t...

Yellow-rumped Warblers moving through Canon City,CO area

Last week there was a big push of Yellow-rumped Warblers moving through the Canon City,CO area as they migrate for the winter. I saw a numb...

Western Scrub Jay

This is one of the Western Scrub Jays that were performing acrobatics to get seed from a hanging feeder with tiny perches meant for smaller ...

Yes, it was a Northern Parula

I received 4 emails, all from very skilled and experienced birders, with 3 stating they were convinced the warbler I posted below was indeed...

Possible Northern Parula in Canon City, CO

These are not the type of photos I would usually post but I am hoping to get some assistance in either confirming or disconfirming what I th...