Wildlife & Related

[Hummer]

Here are a few pics from the last couple days. The American Dipper is America's only aquatic songbird. It dives into rushing mountain streams to catch aquatic insects and small fish. In the last century I developed a nesting box for dippers and have placed them on streams around the state. This one is in front of our cabin and can be seen from the kitchen-dining room. Yesterday the first two of four young fledged from the nest. This morning the last two fledged, dropping directly into the river and swimming to a rocky island shore. What a joy to We had a group of folks watching and photographing them today.

Also pics of mama and baby pine squirrels, and male Rufous and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds.


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[Hummer]

[Bailey Guns]

Looking at your pictures is always a great way to start a day, Hummer. Thanks.

[Hummer]

Looking at your pictures is always a great way to start a day, Hummer. Thanks.

Thanks BG. Miss Colorado yet?

[Bailey Guns]

Negative... Not even a little.

[arbol]

OMG, too cute.

A birdhouse in the middle of a stream?

[Bailey Guns]

Here's something ya don't see every day... A tiny, baby frog trying to make a meal out of a fresh, juicy maggot. The frog could easily be covered by a dime. He's really little. It looked like he was trying to bite the maggot but couldn't quite manage. He dragged it WAY over to the hose...about an inch...and decided maybe he wasn't that hungry.

[Irving]

Toad, or frog?

[Bailey Guns]

His rear legs looked pretty long so I was thinking it was a frog. But I don't know for sure.

[Irving]

Me either! Toads live in dryer climates, from what I understand. I was surprised to find them out in the Pawnee Grasslands.