Back to the Pawnee Grassland
Posted By admin16 On August 24, 2015 @ 8:34 pm In Photography | No Comments
The sun rose on Thursday over the Pawnee National Grassland [1] on the high plains of Eastern Colorado as Sharon and I watched. A freak summer cold front brought the temperature down to 46 degrees, and smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest partly obscured the sun on an otherwise cloudless morning.
[2]The Sun Rises on Pronghorn and Sunflowers
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We drove two hours from our homes in Boulder in order to drive another 21 miles on the Pawnee National Grassland Birding Tour [3]. A proud looking bird welcomed us at the information kiosk when we reached it.
[4]A Sage Thrasher Is Usually Shy
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[5]A Sparrow Flies When We Approach It
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This hawk had just arrived from Argentina and wasn’t about to move when we drove up.
[6]A Swainson's Hawk Stays Put
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After completing the loop, we went to Crow Valley, where we ate our picnic lunch and hiked the trails there.
[7]One of the Eastern Kingbirds along Crow Creek
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What this bird lacks in color, it more than makes up for in form. I call it handsome and elegant rather than beautiful. Sharon thinks of it as being regal. All of these adjectives apply to the Eastern Kingbird.
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