A Natural History Of Trail Ridge Road
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Herons, more than almost any other bird, show me that birds are descended from dinosaurs.
At first, Darwin wasn’t sure he wanted to play with Tegan.
purple fringe, gravelly hillsides, montane to alpine
Kayaks in Icy Straight.
Disk of the sunflowers is made up of spirals of flowers that follow the Fibonacci sequence.
Pelicans fly in formation.
Male calliope hummingbird flicking out his tongue. Notice that he has lower eyelashes.
Tag Archives: broadtailed hummingbird
Spring storm brings cold, wet; hummers come to feeder
As a violent spring storm crosses the country, the temperatures along the Front Range of Colorado are hovering in the low 40 degree range, and may dip below freezing tonight, and the drizzle we’ve had all day may turn to … Continue reading
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Tagged broadtailed hummingbird, Colorado, Front Range, hummingbirds, nature, storm
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Birds coming back
We’ve been following the Bald Eagles at Fort St. Vrain power plant closely this spring. But other birds are showing up, too. Spotted Towhees scratch in the soil for insects. But in the spring, you can hear the males calling … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, birds of prey, broadtailed hummingbird, Colorado, nature, red-tailed hawk, spotted towhee, towhee
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Hummingbird wants that flower…
Some days everything, including my camera, just clicks. Yesterday was one of those days. This female Broad-tailed Hummingbird tries to get nectar from American vetch. But she can’t quite get her beak into the drooping flowers. Animals don’t usually … Continue reading
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Tagged Apex Trail, broadtailed hummingbird, Colorado, nature, plants
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Summer can’t be far away…
…we’ve had our first hummingbird at the feeder.
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Tagged birds, broadtailed hummingbird, Colorado, hummingbirds, summer
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