Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Bird #555 — Common Black Hawk

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Roger

buteogallus (from buteo, buzzard, and gallus, fowl or turkey) anthracinus (coal-black) Saturday, September 12, 2020 — 1:47 pm Teller County, Colorado — Manitou Lake Recreation Area I was birding at Chatfield State Park and got in a conversation with two … Continue reading →

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Where to See a Magpie

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Roger

If you had one day to see a magpie, and seeing a magpie was your life’s ambition, I would take you to the creek. In the evening, the magpies gather in the branches of a dead willow. Mostly they just … Continue reading →

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Last Seen

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Roger

I keep a lot of bird lists. Birds seen this year. Birds seen on my daily walks. Birds seen along the creek down the road. My ultimate list is my life list — a list of all the bird species … Continue reading →

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Local Birds

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Roger

Now that fall migration has begun, I’ve been wandering along the creek in the afternoons. Olive-sided Flycatcher. I failed to get a photo of the one I saw Sunday, but this one landed on a snag not 40 feet away … Continue reading →

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Pikas

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Roger

I spent a couple hours at Loveland Pass, looking for White-tailed Ptarmigans. I saw vast numbers of people, including a wedding party taking photographs. In the very few places where I managed to get away from the crowds, I managed … Continue reading →

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