Sunrise at Longmont’s Jim Hamm Park. Bullfrogs and blackbirds everywhere. A Marsh Wren family hides in the cattails, including fledgelings that still have their yellow baby […]
Nature Almanac
Nature Almanac – Wildflower Extravaganza at Sandstone Ranch
Normally it’s cliff swallows that make Longmont’s Sandstone Ranch special. This year’s abundant rains have added lush prairie grasses and wildflowers, making the ranch a Botanical […]
Nature Almanac – Seeking Western Tanagers at Waneka Lake
This month on the Nature Almanac, Ruth Carol Cushman and Scott E. Severs search for Western Tanagers at Waneka Lake in Lafayette, CO. Will they find […]
Nature Almanac: Searching for Song Sparrorws
For the first Friday in May, Boulder Naturalists Steve Jones and Scott E. Severs search for song sparrows and the the true meaning . . . […]
Nature Almanac: Red Wing Blackbirds at Coot Lake
For the first Friday in April . . . Male Redwing Blackbirds at the Coot Lake cattail marshes are staking out territory and flashing their red […]
Nature Almanac – The Mink and the Shoveler
This is the Nature Almanac for the first Friday in March, 2019. It’s the unexpected moment when a shoveler duck, swimming right in front of Ruth […]
Nature Almanac – Quest for a Rare Pink Footed Goose
Here’s the Nature Almanac for the first Friday in February. It’s the quest for an extremely rare bird that has never been seen before in Colorado […]
Nature Almanac – A Winter Solstice Hike
This January’s Nature Almanac features a winter solstice hike and the many songs and poems shared along the way. With Boulder Naturalists Steve Jones, Ruth Carol […]