Molly and I saw this bird as we were walking tonight. But, what kind of bird is it? To my untrained eye, it looks like a Peregrine Falcon but the white breast confuses me a bit. Unfortunately, the fading light and the distance made it difficult to get a better picture. It was my hope [...]
My wife Sonja and I like to take one long weekend every month throughout the summer to enjoy the Rocky Mountains. Sometimes we camp with a focus on hiking and sight seeing other times we like to fish. This month we decided to do some fishing at a lake we haven’t visited for nearly five [...]
After years of trying I finally have a close-up (sort of) photo of the Meadowlark. As I posted not long ago, I really like the song of this bird and have tried to photograph it on many occasions. Imagine my surprise when this little guy swooped down right past me and landed within camera range. [...]
The Western-Meadowlark sings one of my favorite songs and I know spring has arrived when I here it. Although this bird is common year round throughout the prairies of Colorado, around my home I only see it (hear it) in the spring. I have tried for years to catch one on film but I can [...]
Molly and I were resting at a picnic table under a large cottonwood in our local park when I noticed a large bird of pray perched above us. The sun was at an angle that the glare kept me from seeing any detail. Leaving Molly to sniff around the base of the tree, I worked [...]