Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Beaver

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Roger

I’m kinda sorta training to hike the Incline. I headed to the Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail in the later afternoon. I managed to climb to the top of the upper reservoir without stopping. I even passed three people on the … Continue reading →

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Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Roger

Saturday morning in Colorado Springs was gray, overcast, and damp. I headed for a trail I hadn’t hiked before. It was about 30 miles north of my house, not far from Castle Rock. As soon as I drove over the … Continue reading →

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Bird #549 — Northern Pygmy-Owl

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Roger

glaucidium (little owl) gnoma (dwarf, pygmy) Friday, September 20, 2019 — 11:43 am Palmer Lake, Colorado — Pike-San Isabel National Forest — Ice Cave Creek Trail A friend and I hiked up to the upper Palmer Lake Reservoir, then made … Continue reading →

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Is It Still Birding When You Don’t See Many Birds?

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Roger

A friend is in town for a week. We headed to Denver to bird on Tuesday. Our first stop was Sand Creek, where I saw the Groove-billed Ani 10 days ago. It’s been seen in the general vicinity every day … Continue reading →

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Bird #548 — Groove-billed Ani

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Roger

crotophaga (from kroto, tick, and phagos, eating) sulcirostris (from sulcus, furrow, and rostris, billed) Sunday, September 8, 2019 — 2:17 pm Denver, Colorado — Sand Creek Trail We went shopping on the way home from church. I was waiting patiently … Continue reading →

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