Visit by Black Phoebe

Last week this Black Phoebe paid a visit to my friend's place, just east of Canon City along the Arkansas River, the location where many...

GW Fronted Geese, Canon City regulars

Boy, am I behind on posting my pics. I took this pic of several of the 9 adult plumaged and 2 juvenal plumaged Greater White-fronted Geese ...

Flashing Ruby-crowned Kinglet

I found this and a second Ruby-crowned Kinglet engaged in some agonistic interactions at Rouse Park in Canon City, CO. Often one only gets ...

Rufous-crowned Sparrows up close

Earlier this week I stopped by the Tunnel Drive Trail area to take advantage of the beautiful Indian summer fall we have had this week. Bec...

Residents: Am. Kestrel & Brown Creeper

Unlike the Cedar Waxwings which come and go during the irruptions, and the migrating Hermit Thrush, both American Kestrels and Brown Creeper...

Yummy juniper berries for waxwings

I really like the top pic as it shows not only the juniper berry in the Cedar Waxwing's bill, but also a little of the inside of bird...

Cedar Waxings again

This morning I went looking for Cedar Waxwings to check out what they are feasting on. I found Cedar Waxwings in an additional location in ...