Young Gray Catbird fledgling

I have had Gray Catbirds visit my yard for past 8 or so years since a pair nested in an overgrown shrub (laced with invading vine) right und...

Another Salida Swainson's Hawk

I found this adult intermediate morph Swainson's a short distance west of Salida. The third Swainson's I saw that day was more dist...

First of 3 Swainson Hawks in Salida, CO area

I was surprised to find 3 Swainson Hawks just outside Salida a few days ago and this young bird was the first one I found. This area has a ...

Help western hummingbirds migrate through fire ravaged Arizona

The extensive wildfire burns in Arizona are creating concern by experts (ie, Southeastern Bird Observatory/Sheri Williamson) for hummingbir...

Lewis'sWoodpecker: nice tail views

Just two last pics of this Lewis's Woodpecker bringing food to nestlings that give nice views of the tail. Woodpeckers have very stiff ...

Lewis'sWoodpecker: is this food white bread?

A former entomologist with the Colorado State Forest Service emailed me that this food item is not an insect or larvae. He said he thinks i...

Lewis'sWoodpecker: nestling sneaking a peak

In the top pic the nestling has reached it's bill up to receive food (white stuff) from the parent Lewis's Woodpecker (it's bill...

Lewis'sWoodpecker: feeding nestlings

The Lewis's Woodpecker is in the process of feeding nestlings inside the nest hole in both of these pics. In the bottom pic it had turn...

Lewis'sWoodpecker: bringing food to nestlings

This is a parent Lewis's Woodpecker at the nest hole I found recently. In the top and middle pics this bird has some very good size whi...

Unusual tanager today/post note: others don't think so

Post note: I received messages from two experienced birders who said they believed this bird had either worn off one wing bar or was young ...

Hybrid BlackXEastern Phoebe: a second juvenile

While watching for the Black, Eastern and hybrid offspring Phoebes I have been following in Canon City,CO I spotted a second hybrid juvenile...

Western Screech-Owl: still pics of one of the the juveniles in owl family

This is one of the juveniles in the family of Western Screech Owls I have been following these past few weeks. I found this one at 8:30 pm w...

Colorful moon

I got the top pic of the full moon as it was close to the horizon--I did not edit color, this is what it looked like (and I have no idea why...

Burrowing Owl Family-pt I

I found this family of Burrowing Owls and at least one more family east of Canon City, CO on some of the remaining short grass prairie in th...

Western Screech Owl juvenile eating the prey it just hunted

This is the continuation of the video I took of one of the Western Screech Owl juveniles hunting. It flew into this tree then showed it had ...

Western Screech Owl juvenile: hunting

One of the Western Screech Owl juveniles in the family of owls I have been following practices it's hunting skills. It flies down to the...

Hybrid BlackXEastern Phoebe juvenile

I have continued watching the area near where the male Black Phoebe and probable female Eastern Phoebe nested as I did catch a few glimpses ...

Black bear mamma with 3 cubs: grabbing a bite as follow mom

This is another video clip of the Canon City,CO bear family. In it the momma bear continues leading her triplet cubs down the Canon City, C...

Black Phoebe perched by river

This is the apparent male Black Phoebe that has been paired most recently with a probable female Eastern Phoebe. They nested in a culvert a...

Black bear with cubs: walking on down the trail

The black bear momma and her cubs come out from the forested area where they were feeding and continue on down the Riverwalk trail (after th...

Black bear momma with 3 cubs: chow time

This is a video of a black bear with 3 young cubs that I shot at the Canon City, Co Riverwalk yesterday (this is the second clip, I am havi...

Western Screech Owl: very visible in this short video clip

I took this video clip tonight of what looked to be an adult Western Screech Owl. It is perched about 30 feet overhead which makes it stand...

Western Screech Owl fledgling: video clip

I brought local birder Jan Swarm out with me last night to see if I could again refind the family of recently fledged Western Screech Owls. ...