Cell phone picture, so if you can’t tell what they are, a pair of prong horn.
What made it unusual, this is the south fence of Buckeyes AFB.
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Cell phone picture, so if you can’t tell what they are, a pair of prong horn.
What made it unusual, this is the south fence of Buckeyes AFB.
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Last week I checked the nest box on our Palisade farm house that American Kestrels have been using. Kestrels are the smallest American falcon. They typically eat mice, lizards, grasshoppers and occasionally small birds. I was surprised to find eight eggs in the box. That will be crowded in the box if they all hatch.
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Kestrels have nested in this box over many years, and sometimes in a Barn Owl box ~70 yards from the house. This year like last year we have two pair of Kestrels nesting in boxes on the property. Also nesting in small wicker baskets on the house this year are Western Kingbirds and Eurasian Collared Doves.
Hummer, are there possums in Colorado? I didn't think there were, but I listened to a podcast from someone working for the state of Colorado and running hair traps and she was saying there was a lot of possum. She might have just confused what she was saying though.
Yes, there are opossums in CO.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/critter...e-opossum/amp/
Interesting, thanks. The podcast was about a lady checking fur traps and then being attacked by a grizzly bear. That part didn't happen in Colorado of course. Not yet anyway.
Yes, very interesting report. I didn't know the answer but thought there might be some opossum in the SE corner of the state.
I know they are in and around the Arkansas Valley where I grew up.
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out shooting prairie dogs couple weekends ago and had a doe antelope that just hung around. Figured she had a fawn some where near and we finally spotted it. It let me get pretty close for a pic.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...425217ba_c.jpgIMG_0151 by Tim Richard, on Flickr
We were up in the Medicine Bow National Forest, outside Laramie, last week and ran across this critter. Anyone have any idea what this thing is?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/UBSubhpDuhkq5D4U9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NephnzCZqHzNLc5b7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TdyzRV46pgM3K9BT7
Looks pretty goaty to me.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Gracias. Looked at some stuff, but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.Quote:
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Were you around Medicine Bow Peak?Quote:
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We didnt make it that far. Several roads were still closed up there. Those were about 12 mi WSW of Rob Roy. Right on the shore of the PlatteQuote:
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That's pretty low for this time of year. Would seem the population is growing, but with wolves moving in that will likely change.Quote:
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What a beauty! 14 inches maybe? Dog would prefer it cooked a little, I'd guess. Not so much for the moose. Moose tartar is superb.
Looking west towards Park range and Mount Zirkel wilderness from Independence mtn.
Lake John and Delaney Butte in distance(last pic left side).https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...12f4b7237b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a19d8928bb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...baf23a55bd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e5dcb565e5.jpg
At our local desert museum during sunset and then a nasty storm rolls in. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f8ac738b26.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e0acdff223.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...995654542f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e6baef37b5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2a4d0e538b.jpg
Then the same storm causes a fire off in the hills to the west.
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Yeah about 14" and thick. Ruger was very intrigued.Quote:
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Those are a couple of exceptionally nice pics!
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Thank you Bailey, the "depth" in the scenery here is like nothing I've ever experienced before, it felt like we were standing in a beautiful painting, hard to explain but it's unreal.Quote:
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ETA: pics were taken on my Samsung S20+, there were a few folks using professional setups, I can only imagine what their pics looked like. Scenery here has tempted me to get a "real" camera.
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I have an S10+ and a couple of "real" cameras. I'm no photographer so the phone is just too convenient. I don't even think I've unpacked my cameras yet and the move was finalized the last week of Feb. I need to, though. I've missed some great opportunities to catch some of the planes from Altus flying overhead. The phone just doesn't work for that sort of stuff.
Yeah, the phone is just too convenient, and the camera is the main reason I opted to upgrade to the S20, I could have went with the ultra, but coming from an IPhone 7, I wasn't prepared to go quite as large as the Ultra. Nevertheless, it's amazing what phone cameras are capable of these days.Quote:
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I've hunted Independence and in the Zirkels. These were taken just below the summit.Quote:
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Spent many a sunset on Gates Pass when I should?ve been in class at the U of A lol. Also a number of nights on A mountain during lightning storms. Should really make some new prints from my old slides. Thank you for these photos, sometimes I really miss the beauty of the desert-but not the heat!Quote:
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No problem, I'll try to keep them coming. Speaking of heat...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5c37f799b6.jpgQuote:
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Drinking from our water feature. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f61433e9ef.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4d76205af4.jpg
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The rock he's on was about the size of a large grapefruit for size reference. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...289e1f73d8.jpg
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Just ran into a big ole frog on the back patio...almost stepped on him because he looked like a shadow in the dark. He lives by my air conditioner condensation drain hose.
Temps here look pretty much like what you posted above. It was 112 here on Sat.
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Ya know, I thought it would be more humid here, too. It's not. It's 105 with 19% humidity right now. Check out that dewpoint...probably won't see a temp that low til Oct or Nov.
https://i.imgur.com/EoKJ5Co.jpg
This is one of the guys that lives in the tiny swamp by the A/C. Gus loves to chase them around the yard.
https://i.imgur.com/V74QkGP.jpg
And the heats just keep on comin'... Luckily with the breeze it only feels like 106. Too hot for the local wildlife.
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Wow that's impressive, I had no idea Oklahoma got that hot, the only thing I ever heard weather wise was humidity, tornadoes, and ice storms lol.Quote:
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That's the land of my childhood, I'm just not sure I could handle the summer's now in terms of temperature..
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I may have gotten a little carried away this past week in pursuit of four fish. The "WY Cutt Slam" (https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Fishing-and-Boating/Cutt-Slam) was mentioned by a friend and I immediately knew I had to complete that before I could get on with my life.
I think this link allows toggling through even if you aren't on Instagram (there's 13 images at the link):
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoIt4NDMqV/
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A male-female pair of American Three-toed Woodpeckers have been visiting the yard lately, working on beetle infested Englemann spruce trees. These are high altitude, high latitude birds in North America. They are sparsely distributed and highly sought after by birders. While most birds have four toes, three front and one back, these birds have three toes with two in front and one in back.
Here's the adult male:
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