The images shown here depict Northern Colorado between 2017 and 2020 and include wildlife as well as locations along the Front Range, extending all the way to Walden, Colorado.
Old Fall River Road as seen from the road in September of 2017 on the north side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) September 2018 Lake Watson La Port, Colorado
American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) huddle together preening their feathers as a stoic Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) stands watching another cormorant dry its wings in the evening sun of Northern Colorado. 2017 Lake Watson Bellvue, CO
An American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) glides gently through the water searching for food in the heart of the Arapaho National Wilderness in Jackson County, Colorado in summer. Walden, CO Arapaho Forrest 2018
An American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) glides gently through the water searching for food in the heart of the Arapaho National Wilderness in Jackson County, Colorado in summer. Walden, CO Arapaho Forrest 2018
A pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) buck and doe relax in one anothers company during the rut near Virgina-dale, Colorado.
A Fledgling Wilson warbler clings to a stem of Geyer willow near Cameron Peak in Jackson County, Colorado in 2017.
Rocky Mountains Crossbill
Lake Agnes is an alpine lake in the Colorado State Forest State Park occurring within the Never Summer Mountain Range. The lake lies within glacial tarn surrounded by a cirque consisting of Nokhu Crags, Static Peak, Mount Richthofen, Mount Mahler, and Braddock Peak.
Yep mule deer foraging in the deep snow of Northern Colorado near Bingham Hill in LaPorte, CO
he yellow-bellied marmot, also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.
A Fledgling Wilson warbler clings to a stem of Geyer willow near Cameron Peak in Jackson County, Colorado in 2017.
A Bull elk (Cervus canadensis) rest in the high country opf the Rocky Mountains in the rain near a small lake.
A Fledgling Wilson warbler clings to a stem of Geyer willow near Cameron Peak in Jackson County, Colorado in 2017.
The bighorn sheep is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns might weigh up to 14 kg; the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg. Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered.
A Bull elk (Cervus canadensis) rest in the high country opf the Rocky Mountains in the rain near a small lake.
The black-billed magpie, also known as the American magpie, is a bird in the corvidae family that inhabits the western half of North America, from Colorado, to southern coastal Alaska, to Central Oregon, to northern California, northern Nevada, northern Arizona, northern New Mexico, central Kansas, and Nebraska.
A Mule deer doe (Odocoileus hemionus) is babysitting one, or two, fawns from a matriarch doe who is currently off, but nearby, feeding by herself.
Red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Mount Richthofen
he yellow-bellied marmot, also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.
A Common raven (Corvus corax) sits perched high atop a Ponderosa pine in the rain deep in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
A male bull moose (Alces alces) rest in the heat of the dfay in the Rocky Mountains.
Beaver Brook winds its way through Rocky Mountain National Park.
A bull moose (Alces alces) in velvet walks through geyer willow, its secondary food source in the summer months near cameron pass in North Park, Colorado.
Mount Chiquita is a mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,075-foot thirteener is located in Rocky Mountain National Park, 9.8 miles northwest by west of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
A Bald eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus (wild) resting on a snow covered ponderosa pine tree at Trap Lake in northern Colorado.
A cow and baby moose (Alces alces) pause to listen for pradators in the forest of the Rocky Mountains.
Mount Richthofen (left) and Static Peak (right) in early morning of August 2018. Mount Richthofen is the highest summit of the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
A Common raven launching itself from a beetle kill ponderosa pine tree near the Big Thompson River in Northern Colorado. The common raven, also known as the western raven or northern raven when discussing the raven at the subspecies level, is a large all-black passerine bird. Found across the Northern Hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids
The Front Range of northern Colorado at early sunrise looking down the Cache la Poudre River canyon from the Soapstone Praire.
BULL ELK IN VELVET ANTLERS CONSIDERS FLIGHT OR FIGHT IN NORTHERN COLORADO
Quaking aspen endure the heavy winter snow near Cameron Peak in jackson County, Colorado.
Female Black-chinned hummingbird works to collect spider silk from the lower branches of a ponderosa pine tree in Northern Colorado near Estes Park. Hummingbird use spider silk to build their nest.
Lake Agnes is an alpine lake in the Colorado State Forest State Park occurring within the Never Summer Mountain Range. The lake lies within glacial tarn surrounded by a cirque consisting of Nokhu Crags, Static Peak, Mount Richthofen, Mount Mahler, and Braddock Peak.
This Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) is inbound with another stick to add to its nesting material in the Arapaho National Forest near Walden, Colorado. The osprey or more specifically the western osprey — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm in length and 180 cm across the wings
The Nokhu Crags as seen from the Lake Agnes Trail. Nokhu Crags is a rock formation and mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The name is derived from the Arapaho language, Neaha-no-xhu, meaning "Eagles Nest."
The Nokhu Crags as seen in summer. Nokhu Crags is a rock formation and mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The name is derived from the Arapaho language, Neaha-no-xhu, meaning "Eagles Nest."
A single American white pelican gliding across Watson Lake northwest of LaPorte, Colorado.
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) changing color as fall approaches near Gould, Colorado.
Lake Agnes is an alpine lake in the Colorado State Forest State Park occurring within the Never Summer Mountain Range. The lake lies within glacial tarn surrounded by a cirque consisting of Nokhu Crags, Static Peak, Mount Richthofen, Mount Mahler, and Braddock Peak.
The Cache la Poudre River as seen from the Big South Trail. The Cache la Poudre is Colorado’s only nationally designated “Wild & Scenic” River. The Poudre has gained recognition of late because 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Systems. The National Heritage Areas is also celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2018. There are three national Heritage Areas in Colorado, including the Cache La Poudre River Natural Heritage Area.
A small flock of Canadian geese (Branta canadensis) under the Medicine Bow Mountains as sunlight breaks through the overcast sky.
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) inbound to a rookery tree on the Front Range of Northern Colorado where her offspring awaits for food.
A Juvenile Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) resting in a large cottonwood tree which is serving as a rookery for hundreds of birds on the Front Range of Northern Colorado.
A lone Coyote is on the hunt for Yellow-bellied marmot near the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado. This image is important due to the fact that this Coyote was at an altitude of over 10,000' which is rare for its species. Climate Change has pushed him or her to higher alpine areas to search for food.
The bighorn sheep is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns might weigh up to 14 kg; the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg. Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O. c. sierrae.
This Bull moose (Alces alces) is foraging on water grasses at Trap Lake in Northern Colorado in the summer. The moose or elk, Alces alces, is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic configuration.
A close up of the lower North side of Static Peak in Jackson County, Colorado.
The first of a herd of over five hundred cows emerges from behind a fence boarding a road.
Cattle being driven on a modern day cattle drive from one ranch to another near Livermore, Colorado.
A Coyote (Canis latrans) hunting for Yellow-bellied marmot at 11,000' above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Irrigation of crops in Colorado is needed due to the dry climate and high elevation. Storm clouds build over Larimer County, Colorado as corn recieves much needed water from the Cache la Poudre river.
A Coyote (Canis latrans) hunting for Yellow-bellied marmot at 11,000' above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Cattle being driven on a modern day cattle drive from one ranch to another near Livermore, Colorado.
Northern Colorado; Continental Divide of the Americas.
A baby moose (Alces alces) pause to listen for pradators in the forest of the Rocky Mountains.
A buck mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) transverses a green field of hay in Northern Colorado.
Cattle being driven on a modern day cattle drive from one ranch to another near Livermore, Colorado.
This yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) is the acting sentry for a collection of up to twenty other family members gathering food and bedding for the approaching winter months in which they will hibernate. Marmots are the only North American rodent that is a true hibernator. Cameron Pass, Northern Colorado.
A Colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) sits on a dead ponderosa pine contemplating how to get at the seed stalks of grass.
A bull moose (Alces alces) stops feeding to evaluate the threat of a passing log truck near cameron pass in North Park, Colorado.
The Colorado River headwaters begin as a small stream in a mountain pass in the Never-Summer Mountains. Colorado.
Two adolescent Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) at play in a rookery tree in Northern Colorado.
A mother mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
kisses her fawn in the morning light highlighted by quaking aspen trees (Populus tremuloides). Rocky Mountains, Colorado.
kisses her fawn in the morning light highlighted by quaking aspen trees (Populus tremuloides). Rocky Mountains, Colorado.
Bull elk (Cervus Canadensis) in velvet considers flight with a quick look back. Colorado.
A Coyote (Canis latrans) hunting for Yellow-bellied marmot at 11,000' above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Watson Lake in Northern Colorado near Laporte at sunset.
Columbine Lodge Sept 11 2022
Columbine Lodge Sept 11 2022
