Steller's Jay

I just spent two awesome weeks in the Colorado mountains with some of my fishing buddies. This Steller's Jay joined us as we stopped for lunch in the Taylor River canyon before heading up above the reservoir and on to the town of TIncup.

Yes, the sky really was that blue!

White-breasted Nuthatch - Shooting Gallery I

These three images were taken from my favorite seat in our house, a stool that overlooks our deck and our bird feeders. I have a dead branch that I have attached to the railing and the birds will perch here before they fly up to the feeder. I will sit for hours shooting away - it never gets old. It is great practice for utilizing proper techniques for longer lenses as well as a place for experimenting with things like fill flash, etc. I got the idea of using my house as a blind and a place for capturing birds from a Moose Peterson video. Moose is an awesome photographer and a great inspiration. He calls his home set-up the "Shooting Gallery." Thanks, Moose!

Mountain Chickadee - Shooting Gallery II

These three images were taken from my favorite seat in our house, a stool that overlooks our deck and our bird feeders. I have a dead branch that I have attached to the railing and the birds will perch here before they fly up to the feeder. I will sit for hours shooting away - it never gets old. It is great practice for utilizing proper techniques for longer lenses as well as a place for experimenting with things like fill flash, etc. I got the idea of using my house as a blind and a place for capturing birds from a Moose Peterson video. Moose is an awesome photographer and a great inspiration. He calls his home set-up the "Shooting Gallery." Thanks, Moose!

Pygmy Nuthatch - Shooting Gallery III

These three images were taken from my favorite seat in our house, a stool that overlooks our deck and our bird feeders. I have a dead branch that I have attached to the railing and the birds will perch here before they fly up to the feeder. I will sit for hours shooting away - it never gets old. It is great practice for utilizing proper techniques for longer lenses as well as a place for experimenting with things like fill flash, etc. I got the idea of using my house as a blind and a place for capturing birds from a Moose Peterson video. Moose is an awesome photographer and a great inspiration. He calls his home set-up the "Shooting Gallery." Thanks, Moose!

Is That for Me?

A fledgling pygmy nuthatch waits very impatiently for a tasty morsel from its parent. These two have been so much fun to watch! The youngster will sit on the branch and wiggle its wings while the adult grabs a seed from our feeder. The second the parent lands on the branch the fledgling's mouth pops open and then it acts like it hasn't eaten in days! After a few quick gobbles the scene repeats itself. A parent's work is never done!

Among the Reeds

A male Yellow-headed Blackbird pauses in the reeds at the Monte Vista NWR outside Monte Vista, Colorado.

Sitting Pretty

A female Yellow-headed Blackbird perches in the reeds at Monte Vista NWR in Colorado.

Yellow-headed Blackbird (female)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (female)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (female)

Marsh Wren

Sage Thrasher

Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged blackbird

Red-winged blackbird