In September, Nuthatches in Long Canyon walk upside down on tree trunks, storing nuts and seeds in the bark to save an extra snack for winter. Ruth Carol Cushman and Scott Severs. Image: Red-breasted Nuthatch by Cri Solo
Nature Almanac – Sunrise at Jim Hamm Park
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 “lips.” Image courtesy of Nancy J. Wagner.
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 Garden.
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 them? Image: NPS
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 . . . of opera. Image courtesy of Scott E. Severs
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 epaulets, getting ready to see who among them will dazzle the loves of their […]
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 Carol Cushman and Scott Severs starts wildly flapping its wings. A mink has grabbed […]
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 — a goose that looks a lot like a Canada Goose, so it blends […]