The Carolyn Holmberg Preserve is a Boulder County Open Space where even in winter I usually find raptors, often hawks and sometimes eagles. I found a bald eagle on my visit there this week.

A Bald Eagle Scans the Preserve for Prey

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The county leases much of the preserve to Rock Creek Farm. In Boulder County where you find farms you also find prairie dogs. They are what draw the raptors here.

A Backlit Family of Prairie Dogs in the Preserve

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When I walked down the road after leaving the preserve I passed a farm building at sunset.

A Rock Creek Farm Building at Sunset

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Even in winter we can find beauty if we get out and look.