Category Archives: Wildlife

Mammal #72 — White-tailed Prairie Dog

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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Birding My Way to Wyoming

After seeing the Mexican Duck, I drove west on I-70 to Silverthorne, then headed north on backroads. I went through Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge and drove the birding tour. There were a lot of ducks around, but not much else. … Continue reading

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Bird #559 — Mexican Duck

anas (duck) diazi (August­an Diaz (1829-1893) Mexican military engineer, geographer, explorer) Englewood, Colorado — Arapahoe Lake Thursday, April 8, 2021 — 8:30 am First the bad news. Back on February 10 of this year, I drove two hours north to … Continue reading

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Ohio Wildlife

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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Four Out of Six

I did some chasing today (looking for particular birds that have been reported by others as opposed to just going to a spot and seeing what’s there is to see). I started at Stratton Open Space where Northern Goshawk has … Continue reading

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