White-faced Ibis shows off underwing feathering

I can only think that this White-faced Ibis was trying to either dry off it's wings or engage in 'sunning' behavior as it lifted...

Ibis flock pic & video clip and Glossy Ibis update

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How to help Save Frogs

How to help frogs:   Don’t use pesticides.......Don’t eat frog legs......Don’t purchase wild-caught amphibians as pets......Slow down drivin...

SAVE THE FROGS Day (ibis and other birds like frogs too)

Amphibians are without a doubt the most endangered group of animals on the planet: nearly 1/3 of the world's 6,485 species are on the br...

Two Glossy Ibises feeding near each other

Though it is difficult to be sure that the Glossy Ibises I have photographed are all different birds it is clear that there are for sure at ...

Another Glossy Ibis--apparently not!

Post note: after posting this and sending a message to the cobirds listserve, I took some time to really check out the photos at big enlarg...

Glossy Ibis with large worm--oops, apparently a hybrid with a large worm

Post note: after uploading these and sending a message to cobirds listserve, I took some time to enlarge the photos further. When I did it...

Better pics of Glossy Ibises

I drove back to Florence this morning to see if I could refind the Plegadis ibis flocks I found yesterday in hopes of photographing the Glos...

Very large flock of Plegadis ibis

This photo shows much,though not all, of the Plegadis ibis in this one large agricultural field in Florence in which there were 300-400 ibis...

Glossy Ibises

When I returned late this afternoon from an out of town meeting I drove through the agricultural fields on the edge of the small town of Flo...

Put your wings up high, turn your head around & do the hokey-pokey

Ok,ok, so the hokey-pokey reference ages me. But that's what this White-faced Ibis reminded me of as it took this unusual position at ...

Splish,splash-Ibis taking a bath

I found these White-faced Ibis, part of a flock of more than a hundred,in an agricultural field on the edge of the little town of Florence,C...

Yellow-headed Blackbird

I enjoy looking at Yellow-headed Blackbirds but thought this one looked a little goofy with it's legs spread so wide as it clutches the ...

Dark Red-tailed Hawk

I believe this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk is a dark intermediate morph. I also found it in southern Pueblo County. SeEtta

The Chipping Sparrows have returned

This afternoon I drove out to the grasslands of southern Pueblo County to see what migrants had returned. I found a flock of about 40 Chipp...

American Avocet-no identification problem with these birds

This American Avocet was the highlight of my visit to Lake Cheraw which is northeast of La Junta. Though the wind had been gusting all afte...

Another godwit pic

This pic gives some indication of the size of this godwit compared to the Ring-billed Gull which are listed as 17.5 inches in length in The ...

Godwits-Hudsonian vs Marbled

Yesterday I saw 5 Godwits foraging at Lake Holbrook which is located north of La Junta,CO. Since the water level is fairly low, the shoreli...

Yellow-headed Blackbirds arrive in Florence, CO

There are few locations that host Yellow-headed Blackbirds in the Canon City,CO area but one of the dairies in Florence is a one of those lo...

Evening Grosbeak invasion

Known as an invasive species, Evening Grosbeak are living up to that descriptor as seem to be invading my area of Colorado. I have been hea...

Mountain gulls

I thought these pics of two Franklin's Gulls, though flying above some agricultural fields more than 5 miles from the foothills shown be...

Migrating pelicans-not an unusual site in many parts of Colorado

American White Pelicans both migrate through and stay to breed in various parts of Colorado. Though they don't breed in my area, they d...

More migrating Wilson's Snipe: a photo study

Here are the rest of the photos of the Wilson's Snipe I found in the flooded fields in Florence this week. I like the top one as it show...

Video: Impacts of urban develpment on stream ecosystems

USGS Release: Aquatic Life Declines at Early Stages of Urban Development (6/3/2010 11:00:00 AM) This video from United States Geological Ser...

Migrating Wilson's Snipe-a pictoral study

Though I usually find Wilson's Snipe in the Canon City, CO area in most winters, I couldn't find any this past winter which though m...

Snowy Egret with plumes blowing in the wind

A few Snowy Egrets stop-over in the Canon City, Colo area during spring migration and only a few as wetlands and other bodies of water are i...

Please make a donation to Raptor Resource Project--they brought us the eagle cam

If you have enjoyed the live streaming video of the Bald Eagle nest or even the captured videos of these eagles below, please make a donatio...

Cassin's Finch in prairie valley along Purgatory River

Yesterday I birded a little south of La Junta,Colo in the Higbee area which is in the Purgatory River valley. This is a prairie-canyon area...

"Bird-Feeding Frenzy"-one study shows effects of birdfeeding on birds

Interesting article from the National Wildlife Federation: "Birders in North America and Europe put out some 550,000 tons of wild birds...

Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, both in photo together

Though most of the Yellowlegs that are migrating through my area of Colorado are Greater Yellowlegs, I did get this pic with both a Lesser a...