Category Archives: Wildlife

My plan for Saturday was to head south to the cholla flats to make yet another attempt to see a Sage Thrasher. But when I woke up shortly after dawn and looked outside, I saw that the world was cold … Continue reading →

aimophila (from aimos, thicket, and philos, to like) cassinii (named for John Cassin, American ornithologist) Sunday, April 1, 2018 — 9:40 am El Paso County, Colorado — DeGroot Road As far as I know, I’ve never been anywhere at the … Continue reading →

megascops (from mega, great, large, and scops, owl) kennicottii (named for Robert Kennicott, American naturalist) Saturday, March, 24, 2018 — 12:45 pm Canon City, Colorado — Arkansas Riverwalk Trail After striking out in five tries for the Western Screech-Owl at … Continue reading →

I spent Saturday morning walking and driving around Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. And now that I take a closer look, I think the deer I took the close-up of is a White-tailed Deer that faked me out because … Continue reading →

A Western Screech-Owl, a would-be lifer, was discovered hanging out in a cottonwood tree in southern El Paso County, at a regional park called Clear Springs Ranch. It was first seen on the last Sunday in January, but by the … Continue reading →