A Natural History Of Trail Ridge Road
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purple fringe, gravelly hillsides, montane to alpine
Herons, more than almost any other bird, show me that birds are descended from dinosaurs.
Kayaks in Icy Straight.
Pelicans fly in formation.
At first, Darwin wasn’t sure he wanted to play with Tegan.
Male calliope hummingbird flicking out his tongue. Notice that he has lower eyelashes.
Disk of the sunflowers is made up of spirals of flowers that follow the Fibonacci sequence.
Tag Archives: spotted towhee
Spring is Coming — Promise
It has been a long cold hard winter along the Front Range of Colorado. We have gotten enough snow in February to wipe out the incipient drought we were headed into, which is a good thing. But it came at … Continue reading
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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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Spring Knocking at the Door
They may be having bomb cyclones in the East.winter storm riley. They may be getting feet of snow in the West. Winter Storm Quinn Pounding the West But in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, for better or for … Continue reading
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Spotted Towhee
I love to wake up to the sound of birds singing. The “twup tewerp” of robins, the trills of house finches, the hyena-like call of Northern flickers. But in the past few years, I’ve started to hear a new sound … Continue reading
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