Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Clear Spring Ranch

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Roger

On Saturday, somebody reported a Glossy Ibis and several Long-billed Curlews hanging out in a flooded field at Clear Spring Ranch, near the southern edge of El Paso County. It’s week five of the Covid-19 quarantine, and as the major … Continue reading →

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Social Distance Birding

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Roger

I got tired of passive social distancing, so I opted for some active social distancing. I left home at 6:30 and stopped by Memorial Park to look for the Neotropic Cormorant that’s been seen there earlier this week. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Mammal #71 — Swift Fox

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Roger

vulpes velox Friday, April 10, 2020 — 8:00 am El Paso County, Colorado — Squirrel Creek Road I got tired of being cooped up in my immediate neighborhood by the virus, so I got up early and headed out into … Continue reading →

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In the Neighborhood 3/29-4/4

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Roger

One of two Wilson’s Snipes by the iron foot bridge along Black Squirrel Creek. A Say’s Phoebe Black Squirrel Creek on a cold, cloudy Friday afternoon. A Great Blue Heron in the marsh along Black Squirrel Creek. On Friday evening, … Continue reading →

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Heron

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Roger

I wanted to go birding, but the ground was covered with six inches of snow and the world was shut down from fear of Covid-19. In desperation, I spent a couple hours in the open space along Monument Branch. For … Continue reading →

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