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Last Images from Tuesday’s Trip to Rocky…..

August 15, 2013 Sheila 4 Comments

I am so very lucky to live in such a beautiful area `the Colorado Rockies

once beautiful tree

had lived many seasons

beauty in its death

Steller's Jay (very agitated because of the Crow) — Steller’s Jay (very agitated because of the Crow)

American Crow - looking pretty ragged — American Crow – looking pretty ragged

Another Hiking Path (dark clouds are to the left of this image)

Upper Beaver Meadows. Why would anyone start out with clouds looking like that? See his wife down the path?

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SBS: ~Eurasian Collared -Dove ~

August 9, 2013 Sheila 7 Comments

Sheila’s Bird Shots: ~Eurasian Collared -Dove ~

This afternoon, while sitting on my deck, I was treated to some Dove Love. How fitting since it is my Anniversary!

This image was not real sharp and I wanted to include it to show the mating behavior so I decided to make it sepia

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SBS:~ Swainson’s Hawk ~

August 3, 2013 Sheila 4 Comments

Sheila’s Bird Shots ~ Swainson’s Hawk ~

On August 3, 2013, I spotted this beautiful Swainson’s Hawk, sitting high on a utility pole, scouting for lunch near a Prairie Dog community.

A little later it flew to a different pole. I could tell from the poop these must be favorite spots to scout for prey.

(Light and location wasn’t the best, but you take the shot and see what you get.)

Swainson's Hawk (light morph) — Swainson’s Hawk (light morph)

Swainson's Hawk (light morph) ~Looking Left~ — Swainson’s Hawk (light morph)
~Looking Left~

Swainson's Hawk (light morph) ~Looking right~ — Swainson’s Hawk (light morph)
~Looking right~

Swainson's Hawk in Black and White — Swainson’s Hawk in Black and White

~Sepia~ Swainson's Hawk — ~Sepia~ Swainson’s Hawk

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SBS:~Baby Western Scrub Jays~

July 28, 2013 Sheila 3 Comments

Sheila’s Bird Shots ~ Western Scrub Jays

Yesterday the Mama Western Scrub Jay introduced her two babies to one of my birdbaths in the backyard. This was the first time I have seen these two babies. I was able to capture a few images of them.

Baby Scrub Number One

Baby Scrub Number Two (watching me)

Baby Scrub Number One

Ah, pretty Baby Scrub

Baby Scrub Number Two (hiding in a Pine)

Mama Scrub looking a little frazzled

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SBS:~Western Kingbird/Take Two~

July 20, 2013 Sheila 6 Comments

Sheila’s Bird Shots…..

Guess where we went today?

If you guessed to check on our motorhome you would be correct.

Last week’s visit was to remove two, five year old start batteries, which were going bad and this week was to install the newly purchased start batteries. We have a total of eight batteries in our rig, two start and six house. Thankfully, the six house batteries are only three years old!

While hubby was installing the batteries, I mean what could I possibly have done, I was again photographing the beautiful, Western Kingbirds.

My foray into the Western Kingbirds space was more successful than last Saturdays. No circling or fussing at me. We were still separated by a high chain link fence, but I was able to capture these images.