Tag: Wildlife

Mid Summer Wildlife in the Rockies

Mountain Bluebird

I know my July newsletter is a bit late, in fact tomorrow will be August. Summer photography is a struggle for me, the sunrise is way too early, all the good wildlife locations are crowded with tourists, and the animals scarce. However, in just the last few days beautiful song birds have returned to my usual hikng location, and the pelicans have reappeared at Manitou Lake. Stay tuned to my blog though, on the 1st of August, we will be visiting the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Area in search of burrowing owls and snowy egret!

Mid Summer in the Rockies

I'm always glad when the Independence Day holiday is in the rear view mirror. Some of the summertime tourist furor dies down, and I can finally get into a warm weather routine.  The animals too, seem to sense the change in pace and begin to settle in to some kind of predictable balance.

New Garmin 22x

There's nothing like a piece of new gear to jump start waning interest in an old hobby, and my new Garmin 22x GPS handheld should do the trick. Back in the day, before blogging and vlogging were even a thing, and social media wasn't an idea yet, I was posting trail reports on my website.

Destroying Wolf Hater Lies

Tour of Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation

Every time any article about wolves is posted in Colorado,  Wyoming,  Idaho, or Montana,  it is instantly flooded with anti wolf comments. The comments are always the same, mostly lies spread by a small number of anti predator ranching, hunting, and trapping fringe interests. I thought it high time for someone to dispell the myths and provide wolf advocates with counter arguments to the lies.

June Wildlife Photography Newsletter

Red-tailed hawk

May was a great month for wildlife photography in the Pikes Peak region. Many birds have returned to the Pikes Peak region, including mountain blue birds, many species of sparrow, hummingbirds, swallows and much more. We are still looking forward to the return of the snowy egret, which we have yet to spot this season.

The Birds are Back

Great Blue Heron

The birds are back in town... at least they are at Manitou Lake. Our short adventure there yesterday yielded, blue heron, American white pelican, red-winged blackbirds, hummingbirds, an osprey, and one ground squirrel looking for a meal.

Why Boebert’s Wildlife Bill Could Lead to Gray Wolf Extinction

Tour of Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation

Lauren Boebert's extreme anti-wolf bill, deceptively named bill, "Pet and Livestock Protection Act" has unfortunately passed a full house vote. The bill actually has little to do with protecting pets and livestock, and is instead a thinly veiled attempt to destroy the wildly successful Endangered Species Act and launch a vicious attack on one of nature's most important apex animals.

The Amigos Return

Three Amigos

For many of you who have been following my blog for many years, the Three Amigos are a familiar sight. But after a long cold winter, it always brings my heart joy to see them in the spring, happy, healthy, and still together after almost a decade of following them.

May Newsletter

Great Blue Heron

Finally getting to my May newsletter, after a month of hard work on my new substack account. May has been an exciting month, with the end of the long Colorado winter, and the return of many species of birds to the high country rivers and lakes.