May 19, 2013

Sports Snaps

Hotchkiss Bulldogs

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HHS boys 2A track titlists

Photo by Tamie Meck Kylie Hodges releases the discus at the Bruin Invitational. Hodges will compete in both the discus and shot put at this week’s state 2A track meet in Lakewood. Teammate Daryl Batt had her best throw of the season and is going to state in…

Paonia Eagles

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Hoops honors acknowledged

Photo by Tamie Meck Senior Josiah Spano, of Paonia, was an All-Conference first team selecton in the 2A WSL for the 2012-13 hoop year.This year's Class 2A All-Conference and All-State honors in the 2013 Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia High School senior Annavah…

Birds of the Western Slope May 15, 2013

c03 cranePhoto 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.

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Evelyn Horn

Birds of the Western Slope May 1, 2013

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Now is the time of surprises at Hart's Basin. Most of the sandhill cranes have gone on in their northward migration.

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Evelyn Horn

Birds of the Western Slope April 24, 2013

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the people?

c03 birds3Western GrebeEvery year the sandhill cranes continue their migration to the north after making a brief stop in our own backyard.

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Evelyn Horn

Birds of the Western Slope April 17, 2013

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I can see sandhill cranes far away, over in Vela's fields that border the reservoir near the dam. Magnification up... probably close to 100.

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Evelyn Horn

Plants of the Western Slope April 10, 2013

Green

Cool breeze and warm sun. And green all around me!

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Evelyn Horn

Plants of the Western Slope April 3, 2013

c03 daisyPhoto©Al Schneider www.swcoloradowildflowers.comEaster Daisy

The sky is a beautiful blue. Most welcome after these past days of gray sky, rain and snow!

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Evelyn Horn

Birds of the Western Slope March 27, 2013

Crane Watching
March 2013

The wind rocks the car and I've finally given up and closed the window. Large, dried weeds are being tossed across the road.

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Evelyn Horn

Plants of the Western Slope March 20, 2013

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Colorado Wildflowers

I have a goodly number of botanical references, but the information given in www.swcoloradowildflowers.com has been significant for my writing.

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Evelyn Horn

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