Plants of the Western Slope December 26, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 13:28

a08 mistletoe Mistletoe

Just about a year ago, I wrote a column on mistletoe.

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Plants of the Western Slope December 19, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 20 December 2012 13:39

Cypress
Juniper or Cedar?

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Plants of the Western Slope December 12, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 13 December 2012 11:33

c07 saltbrush1 Four-winged
Saltbrush

What grows on our dry slopes and plateaus? Well, often it looks like nothing much! But there are "basic bushes" and most of them are saltbrush.

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Birds of the Western Slope December 5, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 06 December 2012 13:11

b07 kestrel1 Male KestrelKestrels

I've been concerned with the identification of these small raptors for months, in hopes that when they appear in our valley for winter I'd be more adept at identifying the sexes. And here they are — I counted seven on the way to town.

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Plants of the Western Slope November 28, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 29 November 2012 13:21

c03 pasque1 Photo by Al Schneider www.swcoloradowildflowers.com Pasque FlowerPasque Flower

The storm has moved on, leaving a bright blue sky. From our dining room window I can see the shining white of snow on Craig Crest.

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Birds of the Western Slope November 21, 2012

News Release

Published on Friday, 23 November 2012 13:21

c03 turkey Photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wild turkeys

Wild Turkeys

it's already time for Thanksgiving...whatever happened to August? And Thanksgiving means having a turkey dinner.

Evelyn Horn

Plants of the Western Slope November 14, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 15 November 2012 11:33

c02 spruce Photo by Al Schneider, www.coloradowildflowers.com Engleman spruceEngelmann Spruce

The headline read, "Capitol Sprucing Up."

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Birds of the Western Slope November 7, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 08 November 2012 11:42

b05 hawk Photo by Tom Vezo of arkive.orgRed-tailed Hawk

Summer's gone: That makes me sad. But then I realize that fall and winter are the times to watch for raptors that have moved down from the colder regions to our north to spend the winter here in our valley.

Evelyn Horn

Plants of the Western Slope October 31, 2012

Evelyn Horn

Published on Thursday, 01 November 2012 14:28

Purple-fruited
Prickly Pear

I've been watching this cactus on Crane Point since last spring when it had an abundance of lovely yellow blossoms.

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