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Animal #67 – Long-tailed Weasel

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Roger

mustela frenata Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Colorado Springs, Colorado With all the time I’ve spent walking and birding and fishing and sitting outdoors, you’d think I would have seen a Long-tailed Weasel at least once. I finally saw one today, … Continue reading →

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Bird #481 — MacGillivray’s Warbler

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Roger

oporornis (from opora, autumnal, and ornis, bird) tolmiei (in honor of William Fraser Tolmie, friend of John Kirk Townsend) — MacGillivray’s Warbler was named by John James Audubon for his friend and editor, Dr. W. MacGillivray. Saturday, June 17, 2017 … Continue reading →

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Eagle Peak

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Roger

Eagle Peak is one of the more notable mountains along the Rampart Range west of Colorado Springs. It rises like a pyramid behind the Air Force Academy, with a bare rock face that stands out among the other tree-covered mountains. … Continue reading →

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Independence Pass

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Roger

Route 82 east of Aspen is a narrow blacktop that winds up into the mountains along the Roaring Fork River. In places, the river and canyon walls squeeze the road down to a lane and a half. Every place next … Continue reading →

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Rifle Falls State Park

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Roger

We spent the night at a Comfort Inn in Rifle. The town, located on the Colorado River, got its name because somebody at some distant point in the past, left, or found, a rifle leaning against a tree. I guess … Continue reading →

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