Young red-tailed hawks hanging out in the family home. Check out these cute little fuzz balls!

#birding #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #hawk #redtailedhawk

Say’s phoebe slaps around a caterpillar before devouring it. Well, this was kind of a fun thing to see. Poor bug didn't stand a chance. 😁

#birding #phoebe #saysphoebe #insect #caterpillar #wildlife #wildlife photography

Red fox kit looks into the pre-dawn light. It was 10 minutes before sunrise so I didn't think this capture came out. In the end, I think I like it a lot. Quite a cutie!

#fox #fox kit #kit #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Hide and seek with a little stinker. You could count on one hand the number of encounters I have had with skunks so while the pics from yesterday aren't great, it was a fun sighting.

#skunk #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Golden eagle launches into the morning light. Oh, what a charmed encounter this was back in February. Such an amazing raptor and it gave me a nice show.

#birding #eagle #goldeneagle #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Great horned owl focused on its landing spot. Clear the landing area, we have incoming! Not too often I can get these guys in flight so to have one fly nearly overhead was a treat.

#owl #greathornedowl #flying #birding #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Pronghorn buck poses among the cactus and grasses. A handsome fellow from this past weekend.

#pronghorn #antelope #Colorado #wildlife #wildlife photography

Sunrise reflections and silhouettes. An early morning start at one of my favorite spots to capture the sunrise. Gotta love Colorado!

#sunrise #landscape #landscape photography #reflections #Colorado #GetOutside

Bald eagle dad brings home breakfast for the kids. That looks to be a fine meal for his two young ones.

#eagle #baldeagle #fishing #birding #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

“Hey, Mom! What are you looking at?” A cute shot of a little fox kit trying to get the attention of its mother. I hope you have a fantastic #FoxFriday and weekend!

#fox #redfox #fox kit #kit #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Great blue heron flyby by dawn’s early light. Just a pretty picture of this pterodactyl-like bird flying by on one recent morning. I absolutely loved the light and the soft background of the pond behind it.

#birding #heron #greatblueheron #Colorado #wildlife #widlifephotography

Mountain goat kid on the run. Not too much longer and I will be able to return to the rarified air of 14,000+ feet and see these cool creatures. I can't wait!

#goat #mountaingoat #Colorado #highaltitude #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Burrowing owl comes in for a landing. I have not had a chance to visit with these little guys in more than a month so this harkens back to mid-April after a snowstorm.

#owl #burrowingowl #snow #weather #birding #Colorado #wildlife #wildlife photography

Owlets branch out but mama continues to keep watch. A Mother’s Day visit to one of my favorite feathered moms and her two little ones. As expected, they have branched out into an adjacent tree.

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Mama bald eagle keeps watch over her two nestlings. A fine subject for this #MothersDay . Yesterday, mama spent the morning standing watch over her two little ones. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

#eagle #baldeagle #birding #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado

Hints of the aurora from the suburbs of Denver. I got up at 11:00pm last night to see if I could see the aurora. In my sleepy stupor, I didn't think I was capturing it. This morning I realize I did. Dang! Should have ventured out.

#aurora #Colorado #astrophotography #cowx

Red fox standing watch over the family home. Little evades the fox’s keen eyes and ears and that apparently includes clumsy photographers. 😉 Rearranging my position almost had it figure out my hiding spot.

#fox #redfox #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Waterskiing American white pelican. Who knew they could do this? This one has almost as good of form as I did back in the day! 😉

#birding #pelican #americanwhitepelican #Colorado #wildlife #wildlife photography #GetOutside #waterskiing

Death from above: Osprey extends its talons and prepares to grab breakfast. The fish below is about to have a really, really bad day. 😁 Taken at Colorado Parks and Wildlife St Vrain State Park.

#osprey #birding #fishing #wildlife #wildlife photography #Colorado #GetOutside

Great blue herons do battle! Holy moly! This was quite a surprising bit of action this past weekend. One actually bit down on the other's neck!

#birding #greatblueheron #heron #fight #battleroyale #Colorado #wildlife #wildlife photography #GetOutside