Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Mount Evans

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Roger

Every year, a friend of mine at work organizes a hike up one of Colorado’s 14ers (the name for the 54 peaks in the state over 14,000 feet high). This year the plan was to climb Quandary Peak, but a … Continue reading →

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Animal #67 – Long-tailed Weasel

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Roger

mustela frenata Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Colorado Springs, Colorado With all the time I’ve spent walking and birding and fishing and sitting outdoors, you’d think I would have seen a Long-tailed Weasel at least once. I finally saw one today, … Continue reading →

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Broad Tails and Sharp Shins

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Roger

I was looking out the window at work yesterday. I spotted a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird fly into a ponderosa pine and land in a nest. I meant to bring my camera to work today, but forgot. I borrowed a much … Continue reading →

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Bird #481 — MacGillivray’s Warbler

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Roger

oporornis (from opora, autumnal, and ornis, bird) tolmiei (in honor of William Fraser Tolmie, friend of John Kirk Townsend) — MacGillivray’s Warbler was named by John James Audubon for his friend and editor, Dr. W. MacGillivray. Saturday, June 17, 2017 … Continue reading →

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Eagle Peak

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Roger

Eagle Peak is one of the more notable mountains along the Rampart Range west of Colorado Springs. It rises like a pyramid behind the Air Force Academy, with a bare rock face that stands out among the other tree-covered mountains. … Continue reading →

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