Category Archives: Wildlife

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 →

The Gyrfalcon that occasionally hung out by the Larimer County landfill last winter is back this winter, as occasional as ever. I spent two long, dull, unsuccessful mornings there a year ago but hadn’t been back lately. I decided to … Continue reading →

On Sunday morning, Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year. He may be on to something. It reached the mid-60°s on Saturday and almost 70° on Sunday. (On the other hand, it’s supposed to snow tomorrow and get down … Continue reading →

It was an overcast, chilly, unprepossessing day, and I had no greater ambitions than to crash for the evening. I drove past the pond on Black Squirrel Creek and saw a small flock of geese gathered around the one tiny … Continue reading →

It was two years and one day ago that somebody first found the Western Screech-Owl at Clear Spring Ranch in extreme southern El Paso County. It would have been a lifer for me then, and I drove down to see … Continue reading →