Pretty White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrows are a rather rare find in my area of Colorado so I was delighted to find this one. And I believe it is even more un...

Possible Hybrid BlackXEastern Phoebe

The hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebes I usually see are more clearly intermediate in plumage than this bird. However, the inverted 'v'...

"Follow the Frog" video clip -very creative & entertaining

This is really too cool and takes less than a minute to watch. SeEtta

More pics of third Harlan's Hawk

I am pleased that I got the natural glint in this hawks eye in these two pics (no, I didn't use flash, this is natural). Though the top...

Third Harlan's Hawk yesterday

In addition to the 2 Harlan's Hawks I posted below from Pueblo County, I also found a Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk in Otero County. Int...

2nd Harlan's Hawk

This is the second Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk that was I found perched not far from the dark morph Harlan's in the previous post. Thi...

Refound Harlan's Hawk in Pueblo County

Yesterday I birded in Otero and eastern Pueblo Counties of Colorado. I returned to the location I found the dark morph Harlan's Red-tai...

A second Harlan's Hawk in Canon City

I spotted this Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk today perched in a tree about 150 feet on the other side of an agricultural field. The one I fou...

Snow Geese, off the beaten flyway, in Canon City

I found this adult and juvenile Snow Geese feeding in a previous planted corn field that has been tilled under. It was being watered so bot...

Video: Way too cute orphaned walruses

Orphaned walruses cared for at Alaska SeaLife Center from anchoragedailynews on Vimeo . According to a news article : “We figure (leaving...

Lots of Evening Grosbeak

While birding around Colorado City,CO yesterday I found a large flock feeding in large conifers. They were feeding high in the canopy so not...

Unusually light and unmarked Ferruginous Hawk

I spotted this very white hawk in Colorado City, Colorado along the southern front range. As soon as I stopped my car to photograph it, thi...

Wetmore,CO Wildfire (photos 7-8)

These are the last 2 photos that were fairly clear, taken at 6:45 and 6:48 pm respectively. It was getting too dark so not as crisp as earl...

Wetmore,Co Wildfire (photos 3-6)

These are the next sequence of photos taken from about 6:40 pm to 6:45 pm. Winds had picked up and flames exploded on what I think is the ...

Wetmore,CO Wildfire (photos 1-3)

These are photos I took early this evening of the Wetmore Wildfire from about 5 miles north (and not in the way of firefighting efforts). ...

Another Harlan's Hawk, this one in Canon City

I was surprised to spot this Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk as I drove across the Raynold's bridge over the Arkansas River well into the t...

Bighorn Sheep in Bighorn Sheep Canyon-Colorado

I spotted 3 bighorn sheep ewes near the side of the highway near Cotopaxi, CO in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon this week. The top two photos are...

Another male Williamson's Sapsucker, at The Abbey

I birded The Abbey in Canon City this morning hoping to refind a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I found there yesterday but no luck. However, I f...

Eye-catching Williamsons's Sapsuckers-

I think that adult male Williamson's Sapsuckers are just such striking birds with their jet black and white plumage accented by their ye...

Immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Canon City

Canon City hosts Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers every winter along with Red-naped and Williamson's. This is the first of the season bird I fo...

Migrating Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes are migrating south across Colorado and these are a few of those that I saw during my trip yesterday to the La Junta area. ...

First of the season Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk

Yesterday I drove east down the Arkansas River Valley in Colorado and spotted this Harlan's Hawk in eastern Pueblo County. The white on ...

Excellent discussion of bird photography etiquette

"If you have worked hard to get close to a great subject or a flock of birds—remember that working the edge of a flock is usually best,...

Video: "Osprey -- the ultimate fisher"

Awesome video of Osprey catching multiple (5+) fish in one scoop, then a good size flounder under 3 feet of water then another Osprey taking...

Video: "Birds-of-Paradise Project" Trailer

This is a fantastic video from Cornell Lab of Ornithology--gorgeous birds with fascinating behavior with wonderful videography. SeEtta

Red-naped Sapsucker: 2 more close-ups

As below, the increased sunlight allowed me to get these two additional close-ups of the male Red-naped Sapsucker in the dry gulch/wash I ha...

Red-naped Sapsucker: interesting views

Yesterday the sun was shining better and though this Red-naped Sapsucker stayed in the shade, I was able to get this close-up that highlight...

Video Clip: Neglected Ducks Get Their First Swim

This is a cute video clip from Woodstock Sanctuary (tho about domestic ducks). The moral of this story is you can lead a duck to water, eve...

Warblers also using dry gulches/washes for migration corridors

I was surprised to find the Orange-crowned Warbler shown above and several Yellow-rumped Warblers including the one below in the same dry gu...

Sapsuckers migrating via dry washes in Colorado?

In the fall of 2010 I found and followed several Williamson's Sapsuckers drilling sap wells in a complex of siberian-type elm trees sout...

Female Black-throated Blue Warbler

I found this female Black-throated Blue Warbler earlier this month on private property in the Florence, CO area. This species is quite ra...