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.
purple fringe, gravelly hillsides, montane to alpine
Disk of the sunflowers is made up of spirals of flowers that follow the Fibonacci sequence.
Kayaks in Icy Straight.
Male calliope hummingbird flicking out his tongue. Notice that he has lower eyelashes.
Pelicans fly in formation.
At first, Darwin wasn’t sure he wanted to play with Tegan.
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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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Tagged Colorado, Northern flicker, spotted towhee, spring, storm
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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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Tagged birds, Colorado, hiking, mountain shrubs, natural history, nature, spotted towhee
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