Category Archives: Wildlife

We spent six days in Arkansas relaxing, hiking, birding, and hanging with family. We stayed in a cabin above Lake Dardanelle. Twice, when I was driving back roads, I stopped and carried a box turtle off the pavement. The first … Continue reading →

pluvialis (relating to rain — because they supposedly call before it rains) apricaria (to bask in the sun) Saturday, October 3, 2020 — 11:10 am Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico — Lake 14 This is a very rare bird … Continue reading →

We spent four hours at Manitou Lake, walking and relaxing. We passed some yellow groves of aspen on the way, but the color at the lake came mostly from willows along the creek. Mule Deer Here’s a close-up of the … Continue reading →

I spent a couple of afternoon hours looking for a rare Common Black Hawk. After I saw it, I walked the trail around the lake. There were several fall sparrows feeding together along the shore. They gave me some i.d. … Continue reading →

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 →