A crow at sunrise in the Rocky Mountains. As I noted yesterday, crows and magpies will be a common theme over the next few weeks. The types of birds are limited at these high elevations in the Winter. However, and I hope you will agree, the result is nice!
Shortly after sunrise this morning I drove to some open water I had discovered the prior afternoon in Loveland, Colorado. My hope was I might find some birds who decided to avail themselves of this small amount of H2O. My guess was correct, and I found hundreds, if not thousands, of Canadian Geese which were paused during their northward travels. Within fifteen minutes most of the geese had taken off to move onward. It was a dramatic site.
Taking Off Shortly After Sunrise
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Rocky Mountain High!
Antelope, it’s not just for breakfast anymore!
This dramatic site greeted my wife Molly and I this morning on the edge of the Badlands in South Dakota. We were driving down a very small road when I spotted two eagles dining on an antelope who had obviously been killed overnight. One eagle was very willing to let us linger and watch him eat! Here are three photos and a short video from this morning. The landscape photograph was taken about five miles away from where we saw the Bald Eagles feeding.
King of the Prairie
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Breakfast Anyone?
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South Dakota’s Badlands
