Eastern Bluebird nest cavity

The nest cavity being used by this pair of Eastern Bluebirds is in the dead tree limb marked by an arrow in the photo on the right. It is on...

Eastern Bluebirds: video of pair

The video above shows first the male then the female Eastern Bluebirds fly to the nest cavity to feed their nestlings then 'fecal sacs...

I spotted this male Eastern Bluebird with the plump worm in it's beak as shown in bottom pic. I was surprised to find one at this time ...

Mate for Canon City area Black Phoebe

After a few days of listening to the first year male Black Phoebe singing his heart out, this female Black Phoebe showed up on March 26,2012...

Black Phoebe singing, hoping to attract a mate

Looking a little rugged with wind blowing quite strong, this first year male Black Phoebe showed up about March 20 just east of Canon City,C...

More Peregrine Falcon chowing down

While the Peregrine did not look at me but a few times, it did often look over towards the river or up to the sky as though guarding against...

Peregrine Falcon enjoying...whose foot is that??

I spotted this Peregrine Falcon perched on top of a utility pole just east of Canon City. I positioned by car so I could photograph from in...

Common Merganser pair together

These two Common Mergansers were taking advantage of a spot in the Arkansas River where they could rest and do some grooming. I stayed in m...

Handsome Common Merganser pair

I spotted this pair of Common Mergansers loafing in a slow section of the Arkansas River near Coaldale (west of Canon City) a few days ago. ...