This afternoon at Bear Creek Lake Park:

Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird on her nest (two eggs)

Early this evening in the Bear Creek Greenbelt, a young Red-tailed Hawk was being harassed by several Blue Jays:

Red-tailed Hawk and Blue Jay

An American bullfrog in the pond that never freezes:

American bullfrog

Early this morning in the Bear Creek Greenbelt:

Beaver eating one of its favorite foods, a cattail

How we typically see Great Blue Herons:

When they let loose:

Late afternoon at Bear Creek Lake Park:

Broad-tailed Hummingbird arriving at nest

Broad-tailed Hummingbird ensconced on nest

If you’re wondering how I got the hummingbird shots . . . I balanced on a half-rotted stump for 25 minutes, staying as still as possible, while holding an eight-pound camera and lens rig, repeatedly checking that the camera was focused on the nest, as well as compensating for the fading light.

A herd of almost 40 bison were hanging out at the Genesee exit along I-70 in the late afternoon.  Here’s one:

Bison

Nearby:

Rufous Hummingbird

Bushtits are now roaming in flocks of a dozen or more again.  Here’s one in my backyard:

Bushtit

Hummingbird action has ticked up.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

But perhaps the hummingbird that got hung up in the feeder yesterday (see video in 8/21/24 entry) is injured, even though it did end up flying off.  I’m not positive it’s the same hummer, but twice today I’ve seen a hummer slumped at the feeder.  Both times when I went out on to the deck, the hummer flew off, albeit slowly.

Hummingbird

This afternoon I was on my back deck with my camera when hummingbird drama ensued:

Late yesterday afternoon at Bear Creek Lake Park:

Mule deer fawn

And a late-nesting Broad-tailed Hummingbird:

Hummingbird nest

Adult female returning to nest

Up in Genesee:

Rock Wren

And in Weld County:

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Barn Owl with young

At Bear Creek Lake Park:

Broad-tailed Hummingbird moments before fledging (see what it looked like in the August 10 and August 5 posts)

Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird on nest with two eggs

A nesting Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Bear Creek Lake Park:

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

This appears to be the same owl I saw the other day:

Great Horned Owl