In the wild: Animals edition

[Matt]

Black Crowned Night Heron…

[motojobobo]

This little guy seldom drops by for a sip of water, one of the smaller woodpecker species around here.

[motojobobo]

@Oaktavia they are fairly common around here. Their plumage colors range quite a bit around the bluish tones (age, sex) and when you get a cluster of them it makes for a beautiful palette. I’ll try for a clearer pic next time and post here.

[Tago Mago]

[Oaktavia]

@motojobobo that's so neat!

[sabergirl]

This hawk hung out with us while we were grilling out the other night.

[mclaincausey]

Yesterday, we observed an unusually low perch for a red tailed hawk

[Bridger]

@sabergirl I hope you set another seat at the table

[Mizmazzle]

Came across a few moose while I was out fishing the other day.
A cow and calf here. Also saw a bull later on, but he was too far away to get a decent picture of.

[mclaincausey]

@Mizmazzle where’d ya go?

My buddy lives up near Ned and he constantly has moose and bear on his property. I feel like I’m seeing more and more wildlife of late. Perhaps Mother Nature’s come to arms

[Mizmazzle]

@mclaincausey this was out past Salida near North Fork lake.

[mclaincausey]

@Mizmazzle said in In the wild: Animals edition:

@mclaincausey this was out past Salida near North Fork lake.

One of my favorite parts of our beautiful state!

[SKT]

@Mizmazzle amazing man. I’d love to see a moose in the wild someday

[SFMCfranky]

I’ve been seeing barn owls about in the early morning and evening hours. One swooped by in the back field while I was walking my dogs and then I spotted this one perched on a tall stump. I think I might have a nesting pair on my property.

Please excuse the poor image quality. Taken with a zoomed iPhone at dusk.

[Oaktavia]

@SFMCfranky that is amazing, owls are magnificent creatures.

[ZackB]

@SFMCfranky so cool

[Anesthetist]

Momma and her fawn

[mclaincausey]

@SKT said in In the wild: Animals edition:

@Mizmazzle amazing man. I’d love to see a moose in the wild someday

Believe it or not it’s become almost routine in some places, like Breckenridge for example. And then elk are so numerous in Evergreen that you no longer marvel at them after a while and may find them annoying when a harem is creating a traffic jam as it crosses the highway. Seeing them in action in a lake though and hearing them bugle always brings the awe back.

I am still not used to seeing these guys especially walking the dog and child. One of them jumped a neighbors 6’ fence and tried to haul his dog away. They are not nearly as fearful as one would hope, and they are beyond numerous in my neighborhood.

[Mizmazzle]

@mclaincausey yeah coyotes can be hazardous little vermin.

[Mizmazzle]

How many can you spot? Their camo is incredible.
Fishing yesterday we shared the bowl the lake was in with a bunch of big horns. It was really cool to hear their “baaas” echoing of the face of the mountain.

A group of Big Horns can be called a herd or a mob. This was a massive mob with one ram in particular trying to mate with an ewe. It was quite the Wild Planet sight to behold.