Birds of the Western Slope June 12, 2013
Ring-billed Gull
Cornell lab of Ornithology © Guy Lichter, MB Winnipeg, May 2011A windy day! Most of the birds have taken refuge along the shoreline.
Plants of the Western Slope June 5, 2013
©Al Schneider www.swcoloradowildflowers.com Prince’s PlumePrince's Plume
Allen and I are driving down another "back road" near Delta. We go down a gentle slope and around a bend ... yellow!
Plants of the Western Slope May 29, 2013
'Dobe
Spring Wildflowers
What we saw yesterday on the south-facing slope of Antelope Hill.
Birds of the Western Slope May 22, 2013
Photo courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology Cattle EgretCattle Egret
I was told that there was a cattle egret at Hart's Basin, so here I am hunting for it — better than washing dishes but they'll be waiting for me when I get home. We've had less water this year (and it's receding rapidly) so most of the shore bird activity has been along the west shore, adjacent to Vela's ranch.
Birds of the Western Slope May 15, 2013
Photo by Peter Barth ©pbarth Sandhill CraneCrane Migration
Spring 2013
What an unusual migration, but I say that every year!
By March 10, we had two small flocks totaling 39.
