January 2008
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Eric on
January 26, 2008
In addition to the red tailed hawk featured below, I also saw my two fox friends playing in the canal.
Posted in Nature Walks, Wildlife
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Eric on
January 26, 2008
I was out walking along the highline canal and came across this red tailed hawk warming up in the rising sun. I downloaded the trail version of Adobe Lightroom last night and used it to brighten up some of the shadows on the second image, so you can see his/her face more clearly.
Posted in Nature Walks, Wildlife
By
Eric on
January 24, 2008
Last month I posted some pictures of a red fox that I had been trying to get some photos of since early fall. Last weekend I went for a walk on the highline canal path and discovered there are two foxes living near the horse farm. So, I saw this one first all curled up [...]
Posted in Nature Walks, Wildlife
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Eric on
January 20, 2008
I was up in Barr Lake State Park earlier today to check out some bald eagles that were nesting. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get close enough to the nesting area to see any eagles, but I did get the chance to see quite a few woodpeckers. Until today, I had never seen a woodpecker in person [...]
Posted in CO State Parks, Hiking, Wildlife
By
Eric on
January 20, 2008
Here’s a pretty good shots of one of the butterflies from yesterday’s trip to the Butterfly Pavilion.
Posted in Places, Wildlife
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By
Eric on
January 19, 2008
I was at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster today and had quite a challenge capturing the little buggers. I also got a few good shots of the turtles that were swimming in the little pond.
Posted in Places, Wildlife
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Eric on
January 12, 2008
I spent today snowshoeing with the Outdoor Eyes Group in Rocky Mountain National Park. We started out at Bear Lake and hiked up to Bierstadt, about 2 miles one way. It was a rather cold day with blustery winds and blowing snow, which made it rather challenging for photography. My autofocus began to freeze up [...]
Posted in Hiking, Landscape, RMNP
By
Eric on
January 10, 2008
Another conversation I recently had led me to thinking about some of my photos. A colleague was talking about her interest in frogs and I got to thinking of the frogs I found a few summers ago hiking in Christman Wildlife Sanctuary in Delanson, NY. It was a very interesting day as the frogs jumped [...]
Posted in Hiking, Wildlife