Category Archives: Mammals

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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Bird #478 – Green-tailed Towhee

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Roger

pipilo (to chirp) chlorurus (from chloros, green, and oura, tail) Thursday, May 11, 2017 New Santa Fe Trail – Palmer Lake, Colorado The New Santa Fe Trail between Monument and Palmer Lake is my new go-to spot when I want … Continue reading →

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Roxborough State Park

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Roger

Morning hike at Roxborough State Park near Denver. Stunning day, stunning scenery. Mule Deer. One of then wandered over to within six feet of where we stood. We also saw a Common Raven, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Townsend’s … Continue reading →

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Paint Mines

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Roger

On a cloudy morning that turned into a beautiful day, we headed east into the plains to Paint Mines Interpretive Park. We parked in the first lot we came to and headed off on the trail that looked most promising. … Continue reading →

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