Category Archives: Mammals

Clear Spring Ranch, etc.

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Roger

The forecast for today was cool and overcast with a chance of rain. The forecast was correct, except it didn’t rain — it snowed. I thought about staying home, but there were Long-billed Curlews at Clear Spring Ranch and Mountain … Continue reading →

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Mammal #72 — White-tailed Prairie Dog

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Roger

cynomys leucurus Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, CO Thursday, April 8, 2021 — 12:58 pm I drove to Wyoming to see Greater Sage-Grouse and deliberately chose a route that would take me through this refuge. I expected more of a marshy … Continue reading →

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Ohio Wildlife

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Roger

I took these photos on our quick trip to Ohio. I didn’t have my camera, so these are stills from videos taken with my phone. They aren’t great photos, but they’re the best I have of Woodchucks and displaying Wild … Continue reading →

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Weekend Birding

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Roger

On Saturday afternoon, I headed up to Chatfield State Park for a failed attempt at a Golden-crowned Sparrow. I did manage to find a very tame Wilson’s Snipe. Green-winged Teal On Sunday, I drove up to Victor to see rosy-finches. … Continue reading →

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Manitou Lake

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Roger

We spent four hours at Manitou Lake, walking and relaxing. We passed some yellow groves of aspen on the way, but the color at the lake came mostly from willows along the creek. Mule Deer Here’s a close-up of the … Continue reading →

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