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Thunderbirds

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Roger

Today was graduation day at the Air Force Academy. As part of the ceremony, the Thunderbirds put on an air show.

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Bird #479 — Townsend’s Warbler

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Roger

dendroica (from dendron, tree, and oikos, home or habitat) townsendi (named for John Townsend, American naturalist and collector) Sunday, May 21, 2017 — 9:40 am Fountain Creek Regional Park — Fountain, Colorado I’m still getting use to birding in my … Continue reading →

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Birding Colorado

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Roger

I’ve birded in short spurts since I’ve moved to Colorado, but this weekend was the first time I took a large chunk of a day just for birding. I started at Fountain Creek Regional Park, the closest thing in the … Continue reading →

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Animal #66 – American Badger

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Roger

taxidea taxus Saturday, May 20, 2017 – 11:20 am Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado We were driving the wildlife loop at the prairie refuge between downtown Denver and the Denver Airport. We saw two or three vehicles stopped … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Roger

The U.S. government developed chemical weapons on this site east of Denver during WWII. Then Shell Oil bought it and used it to make agricultural chemicals until 1985. Two things became apparent at that point: 1) the site was badly … Continue reading →

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