Mountain Bluebirds

Mountain Bluebirds are resident in much of Colorado in open areas though they may be wide ranging. In the past week I have seen small flock...

One of 3 Willliamson's Sapsuckers in Canon City today

In addition to the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker today I found 2 male and 1 female Williamson's Sapsuckers. This male was feeding actively a...

First Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Canon City this fall/winter

Not a great shot as this sapsucker was 30-40 feet up a deciduous tree (with lots of leaves still on it blurring the focus) in a private yard...

'Autumn Loons' (well, Common Loons in their autumn transitional plumage)

These are photos of 4 Common Loons I saw yesterday at Trinidad Lake that were all actively feeding not far from each other. These loons (...

'White crane still at Bosque del Apache NWR and still 'hooked up'

I saw the white crane, identified by National Wildlife Refuge regional staff as a leucistic Sandhill Crane, on my return trip when I stopped...

White geese at Bosque del Apache NWR

A few hundred Snow Geese along with a lesser number of Ross's Geese as well as hundreds of various duck species have arrived at Bosque d...

Rare Harris's Hawk at Bosque del Apache NWR

Yesterday I found this Harris's Hawk perched several hundred feet in field at Bosque del Apache NWR. Due to the distance the photos are...