Saturday, August 31, 2019

Pawnee Grasslands 8-31-19

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sunrise



Mourning Doves and Loggerhead Shrike



Chicory



Blue Grosbeak

Horned Lark


Burrowing Owl bothering a Prairie Dog

Canada Geese and American Pelicans



Bald Eagle and lots of heat waves


Rocky Mountain Bee Balm






Ferruginous Hawk







American Avocet


Pied-Billed Grebe




smooshed Meadowlark :(

 

Franklin's Gulls


Black-necked Stilt
















 















Saturday, August 24, 2019

Elder-Fehn Vayinger Loop 8-24-19

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Nice cooler weather this morning - a hint of fall in the air, maybe!







The old ski area on Pikes Peak


Still a few patches of snow up there










Zoomed in to see if we could see any runners (Ascent day) but they weren't there right then.





I think it has pollen all over its beak.










Red-breasted Nuthatch