Giant Swallowtail, a stunning butterfly

When I spotted this beauty this morning I said 'wow'-it was such a stunning butterfly especially as it fed on the bright yellow bloo...

Warbler fest in Red Canyon Park slowing down

Went out to Red Canyon Park this morning for an hour or so. Though there were still a number of warblers in the hackberry trees, the number...

Hummingbird mom feeding her offspring in Ramsey Canyon Preserve

I am still catching up on my photos from my trip to SE Arizona including this one of a Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding her offspring. Sor...

Townsend's Warblers fall fest

More photos of those wonderful Townsend's Warblers I enjoyed today at Red Canyon Park. The yellow soles of the feet of the Townsend'...

Townsend's Warblers feeding frenzy in hackberry trees

Two days ago I birded Red Canyon Park which is about 8 miles north of Canon City. Primarily a pinyon-juniper habitat, it does have a normal...

Mini-fallout of Wilson's Warblers in Canon City,CO

The last two days I have seen, each day, approximately 75 warblers and all but a few have been Wilson's Warblers. And most of the Wilso...

Eastern Phoebes moving through Canon City area

I found this adult Eastern Phoebe perched on the opposite side of the Arkansas River from the Canon City Riverwalk this morning. Yesterday ...

Common Tern at Brush Hollow State Park

Also yesterday I found 7 Common Tern at Brush Hollow State Park. This is a pretty rare bird in this location as few terns come to this loca...

Black Phoebe near Holcim Wetlands

I also found this Black Phoebe along the Arkansas River near Holcim Wetlands yesterday. Then early yesterday evening I was really delighted...

Flooding on Arkansas River at Portland

I took the photo above from the property of Holcim Cement (they own the Holcim Wetlands and I am on their citizen advisory committee). The ...

Flooded Colorado birding hotspot-Holcim Wetlands

After some unprecedented amounts of rain at my house in Canon City (approx 5 inches in 36 hours) I drove out to Holcim Wetlands to see how i...

Green Heron

Yesterday while 'touring' local birding hotspot-Holcim Wetlands-with Holcim staff I saw 3 Green Heron including this one. Only a fe...

Zone-tailed Hawk-close up views

This is the Zone-tailed Hawk I found this afternoon in Caballo State Park in New Mexico. If you look close at it's feet it has some pre...

Zone-tailed Hawk in New Mexico

This afternoon I stopped at Caballo State Park just south of Truth-and-Consequence, New Mexico for a break in my drive back home to Colorado...

SINALOA WREN in Arizona, another mega-rarity

While not as good looking or easily seen as the Rufous-necked Wood-Rail that was found at Bosque del Apache NWR last month, the Sinaloa Wren...

Blue-throated Hummingbird in Ramsey Canyon

I found this Blue-throated Hummingbird, an uncommon summer resident in high canyons of SE Arizona, on the grounds of the Ramsey Canyon Inn (...

Lucifer Hummingbird, rare visitor from Mexico

I spotted this neat looking hummingbird among the dozens of hummers coming to feeders at Ash Canyon B&B, one of the few locations where ...