The holidays are behind us, and I’m getting back into my photography routine. This weeks adventure took me to Eleven Mile Canyon, in search of our bald eagle pairs. Unfortunately I was only able to capture one sighting, but a new winter storm has arrived in the area, and I was able to capture a few snowy images of the early winter landscape.
I watched and waited in the cold for about 15 minutes for this fellow to dive for a fish. He apparently decided to fly upstream to a better spot, and a fishing image escaped me once again. I am quite happy with the view of the wings on this particular capture. It’s an unusual position to capture, especially when the wings don’t cover the eyes 🙂
Snow ha just started to fall on the Pike National Forest, as the first flakes begin to cover barren aspen stands. I love to be out in these conditions, when there are no other people around, and simple subjects become mysterious ghostly figures in the distance
It seems the wildlife isn’t quite as jumpy when the snow is falling. This beautiful magpie paid little attention to me as I photographed him as he foraged for his morning meal. Normally I photograph birds at a 2000th of a second shutter speed, but I switched to my large animal 1000th of a second configuation in the limited light on this cloudy snowy morning.
I’m also pleased to announce that Episode Eleven – Hope Eternal, of my free to read serial novel, The War On Wildlife has been published on my Substack page. This episode marks an important chapter in the mistreatment of wild animals in western states when Cody Roberts, a Montana hunter runs a young wolf down with his snowmobile and torments it for hours in a local bar. This case is still pending, and will be heard in March this year.
Currently there are little protections from cruelty for wild animals, and there was another horrific incident this season in Wyoming. Three men roped and dragged a young moose, while each took a turn at riding him before killing him. I urge each of you to contact your lawmakers to urge them to classify all animals as sentient beings and provide them with approapriate protection from cruelty.
I know the holidays are over, and everyone’s finances have been impacted by Christmas, but winter is just beginning, and the photographer in your family still has months to enjoy winter photography in the Colorado Rocky Mountains! Consider a purchase of my book Storm Warning to learn how and where to get stunning mountain and wildlife images in rugged winter conditions!
You can also find the rest of my books, including photo books and my wildlife adventure novels on my book page on my website!
Don’t forget to order your 2026 Colorado Wildlife Calendar printed on heavy duty glossy paper is comprised of twelve amazing 8 1/2 x 11 inch full color images of our incredible Colorado wildlife!
Each layout also contains a full size calendar with plenty of room for notes on each day.
Steven W. Krull is a renowned photographer and author who has been photographing and writing of the beauty and wildlife of the Colorado Rocky Mountains for over two decades. Please visit his website at S.W. Krull Imaging to view his work, including thousands of prints for sale, stock images for commercial use, and his library of published books.
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