Tag: nature
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Hummingbirds Nesting
I am an opportunistic bird photographer — I photograph them when I see them. That means that late spring, I take my camera with me everywhere. (My husband tells me that presents certain problems, but our marriage survives on the strength of the other 11 months, I guess.) But that means that I had my…
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Woodpecker Week
It was Woodpecker Week these last few days! The Front Range has three different common types of woodpecker, and at least one of each kind came tapping around our neighborhood. First up: The bird every homeowner loves to hate — Northern Flickers. This male demonstrates why. This is the red-shafted variety of Northern Flicker. Both…
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Mama Owl Back On Her Nest
For the first time in since before the Big Freeze, my husband and I walked along the greenbelt introduced to us last year by our friend Anne. I don’t think either of us really expected to see much — it’s January, for crying out loud! But we needed to see something besides the inside of…
Amy Law, Science Geek 