Tag: nature

• Upon Further Review …

  

  I was wrong! Of course bees can get nectar from deep flowers.

  Amy Law

  August 16, 2026

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  agastache, bees, bumblebee, Colorado nature, flowers, gardening, honeybee, hummingbirds, nature, pollinators

• Honeybee doesn’t fit, but hummingbird has no problem

  

  Both bees and hummingbirds visit flowers, but flowers can be picking about who gets to move their pollen.

  Amy Law

  August 6, 2026

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  bees, Colorado, Colorado nature, honeybee, hummingbirds, natural history, nature

• Otter Delight

  

  Otter foraging on crabs and clams in Monterey Harbor.

  Amy Law

  July 20, 2026

  Science Geek Blog

  California Gull, Monterey Bay, nature, photography, sea otters, travel, wildlife, writing

• Monterey Dolphins (and Whales)

  

  #iNat #whales #humpbackwhales #dolphins #MontereyBay Anchovies were running in Monterey Bay, so the dophins and humpback whales were there to enjoy the feast!

  Amy Law

  July 18, 2026

  Science Geek Blog

  adventure, anchovies, common dolphins, humpback whales, Monterey Bay, nature, travel, whale-watching, whales, wildlife

• A Ducky Education

  

  I learned how to duck this winter.

  Amy Law

  March 31, 2026

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  bat, birding, birds, Bufflehead, Colorado birds, Colorado nature, hooded merganser, mallard duck, nature, photography, Wigeon, wildlife, Wood Duck

• Ducks!

  

  Ducks are more interesting than I first thought …

  Amy Law

  January 19, 2026

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog, Uncategorized

  birding, birds, Colorado birds, Colorado nature, duck, Goldeneye duck, mallard duck, nature, Northern Shoveler duck, photography, Wideon duck, wildlife

• Hummer-topia

  

  It has been an incredible year for hummingbirds in my garden.

  Amy Law

  September 4, 2025

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  birds, broad-tailed hummingbird, Colorado, Colorado birds, Colorado nature, hummingbirds, iNat, nature, photography, pollinators, wildlife

• Pikas! Sort of…

  

  Tons of wildflowers, yay! Pika? Not so much. iNat Naturalists

  Amy Law

  August 31, 2025

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  butterflies, chipmunk, Colorado, Colorado nature, flowers, hiking, nature, pika, Pika Patrol, Pika Project, sub-alpine

• More Hummingbirds

  

  Abundant hummingbirds in the garden

  Amy Law

  August 7, 2025

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  birds, broad-tailed hummingbird, Colorado, Colorado birds, Colorado nature, Front Range, hummingbirds, nature

• Backyard Hummingbirds

  

  Hummingbirds fought over prime territory.

  Amy Law

  July 29, 2025

  Colorado Mileposts, Science Geek Blog

  birding, birds, broad-tailed hummingbird, calliope hummingbird, Colorado nature, hummingbirds, nature, photography, rufous hummingbird, wildlife