Ladder-backed Woodpecker on Canon City Riverwalk

I was surprised to find this female Ladder-backed Woodpecker on a dry hillside adjacent to the Canon City Riverwalk. As can be seen the bir...

Lesser Goldfinch, haven't yet migrated south

A week ago two Lesser Goldfinch arrived at my feeders the same day as three Pine Siskins, the first I had seen here this season. The Lesser...

Rough-legged Hawk in Pueblo County

I found this Rough-legged Hawk in Pueblo County day before yesterday. I believe it is a female light morph bird: thin dark eyeline with pa...

Lesser Prairie Chickens proposed for T&E listing today!

Video courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates Process to Consider Lesser Prairie-Chicken As ...

Another cool Lesser Prairie-Chicken video

This video is courtesy of Linda Rockwell, birder and bird photographer who has a blog PhotoFeathers with lots of nice bird photography. I...

Female Williamson's, dressed for blending in

Female Williamson's Sapsuckers are not boldly plumaged like their male counterparts. Like in many bird species, females of this species...

Gorgeous Williamson's Sapsucker

I found this male Williamson's Sapsucker this week in Canon City. By this time of the year, it is most likely that this and the other s...