Scissor-tailed Flycatchers: my last photo of female & she was on the nest

I took this photo on July 28 of the female in the pair of rare Scissor-tailed Flycatchers that were nesting south of Florence. I was on my ...

Rare Scissor-tailed Flycatcher south of Florence, CO: the female

All the photos I got earlier this week were of the male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and all the photos I have seen posted on Facebook and ebir...

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. ...

A few more pics of rotor/wave clouds west of Canon City, CO

I took these photos with my new Canon 60d dslr camera, which allowed me to take them at 1/8000 of a second at F16, using my Canon 70-300mm l...

More rotor/wave clouds due to continuing high winds in Colorado

Colorado continued to have high winds so as I drove around yesterday doing my birding I watched as rotor/wave clouds formed and dissipated. ...

Uncommon hawk in Fremont County, CO: a Swainson's

I found this adult Swainson's Hawk south of Florence, CO and still within Fremont County tonight. They are uncommon in my county though...

Pair of imm Harris Sparrows still in rural Fremont County,CO

Today I refound the pair of immature Harris's Sparrows I originally found about 6 weeks ago. I have looked for them on several occasion...

Snow Goose and Golden Eagles

After the Red-tailed Hawk fight I found this immature Snow Goose (in Basic I plumage) with a small flock of Canada Geese at Holcim Wetlands ...

Red-tailed Hawks fight over female

This afternoon I watched a pair of hawks engaged in some aerial courtship displays--first flying near each other at low elevation, then soar...

Also Bushtits

I found these little male Bushtits in a small flock in the same general area, in a dry wash, as the Williamson's Sapsuckers, near Canon ...

More on Williamson's Sapsucker

This photo shows the brilliant colors of the fresh plumage of this male Williamson's Sapsucker.  In sunlight this bird gorgeously bright...

Gorgeous Williamson's Sapsuckers near Canon City,CO

Yesterday I found the adult male Williamson's Sapsucker seen in the top two pics in the few deciduous trees (of all things, Siberian elm...

Western Scrub Jay

This is one of the Western Scrub Jays that were performing acrobatics to get seed from a hanging feeder with tiny perches meant for smaller ...

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Late yesterday afternoon I drove through part of the Seep Springs unit of the BLM Gold Belt Area in Fremont Co,CO checking to see if the mot...

Bighorn sheep ewes with lambs

Yesterday I spotted this small herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep as I drove home through Bighorn Sheep Canon here in Fremont Co.,CO (near...

Hawk nesting on cliff by a cave

I have followed this female Red-tailed Hawk for several breeding seasons in an area near Canon City, CO. The first year I observed her nest...

Tricolored Heron-another short video clip

This very short video clip is a little difficult as the Tricolored Heron is behind tall cattails and the video camera does not always focus ...

Great Blue Herons engaged in breeding

Though I have continued taking some good bird pics, I have wanted to move to a higher level with a high quality and longer telephoto zoom. ...