Thursday, December 28, 2006

The Eagles Have Landed!





These are bald eagles that are wintering in Cherry Creek State Park, about ten minutes from our home. There are 10-12 pairs at the park. I've seen them a number of times. They aren't as skittish about you walking up to take their picture as I thought they might be. It's really something to see them take off, glide, soar and dive for fish in the lake.

I believe they also have wintering spots at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Barr Lake and Jackson Lake, so I'm going to try to see those also sometime before February when they head north again.

RMNP XXI






It was a cold, windy day at the Park. Lots of snow blowing on the peaks, if you could even see them. I was driving through Horseshoe Park and saw this bull elk so I pulled off the road and got out of the car. He just started walking towards me so I just kept snapping his picture. If I hadn't moved out of his way I think his antlers would have hit me as he crossed the road. He was beautiful.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Winter Wildlife






I took these shots Friday-Sunday in Cherry Creek State Park, about an hour each day. In that short amount of time I saw: deer, coyotes, geese, gulls, ducks, squirrels, magpies and a big red-tailed hawk.