“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.”
~ Ansel Adams
Yeah, the little one was not too keen to see me with my camera I would say. While prairie dogs are cute and living on the plains of Colorado I have endless opportunities to photograph them, I rarely do. Perhaps it is because they are so common I usually ignore them. I definitely don’t have […]
A fun, short video of this handsome elk bull as he searched for love. He pauses and bugles once and then takes his frustration out on a bush. Taken on September 1, 2025 in Rocky Mountain National Park just as the elk rut was heating up.
A handsome elk bull making the sounds of the season in Rocky Mountain National Park for #WapitiWednesday. This guy was on a mission to find the ladies and made my friend and I work hard for our pictures. We initially spotted him as he crossed a meadow heading right for us and then he continued […]
Did you see it? Lots of folks talking about the bright object to the west along the Colorado Front Range as the sun went down this evening. Most likely a weather / scientific balloon but it was fun to see. Editor’s note: It does appear to be a research balloon from the company World View. […]
Taken back at the end of May, the morning started off with a thick fog that really prevented capturing any clear pictures of the wildlife. This handsome fellow was one of the few that were close enough to do anything with, but the fog rendered the scene almost colorless. So, a conversion to black and […]
Just so we are clear, this is a staff road and no visitor access is allowed. This member of the woodpecker was ensuring the rules were strictly adhered to. A fitting image as this is National Wildlife Refuge Week, a time set aside to honor this nation’s system of protected lands and waters. Certainly, I […]
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