American Pipits at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in KS

I got in to the Quivira National Refuge in KS late yesterday afternoon. I saw 3-4 of these American Pipits there today. I caught this pipi...

First Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk of the season

I spotted this light morph Harlan's Hawk in eastern Pueblo County, Colorado this afternoon and was able to get a few good flight photos ...

Rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk in Wet Mountain Valley

In addition to the Prairie Falcon I saw a about 6 Red-tailed Hawks around the Wet Mountain Valley this afternoon including this pretty rufou...

Prairie Falcon in Wet Mountain Valley (Colo)

I found this pretty Prairie Falcon not far from Lake DeWeese. Unfortunately though I stayed in my car (and even turned off the ignition and...

Took a time out for injuries

First I had a bad fall and injured my leg--no breaks, no ligament damage but did bruise the bone and lots of soft tissue bruising. That lim...

Williamson's Sapsuckers-first birds of the fall in Canon City

Williamson's Sapsuckers breed in the mountains in Colorado and most apparently migrate south with all but a few birds reported in the st...

Greater Spreadwinged Damselfly

I found a good sized population of these damselflies near an irrigation pond in Canon City, CO. Linda Rockwell identified the species as Gr...

WOOD THRUSH, up close

I took this with my dslr (the others were with my compact camera) with my 400mm lens and then I cropped the photo tightly (which my Canon 60...

WOOD THRUSH, a rarity in Colorado

I found this Wood Thrush this morning skulking high up instead of low down as they are known to do. It was in a medium sized deciduous tree...