May 30, 2026

These are just a few bird photos from the last week or so.  Joann took the one of the vulture.  I have my photo of him on an earlier post.  All taken with the Nikon P950.  

 May 29, 2026

Today was pretty warm...low to mid 80's.  This afternoon I headed up Dave Wood to the forest boundary to do some birding.  It's not usually good in the middle of the day, but I was wanting to get some woods time anyway.  There were birds around, but I couldn't get any open shots of any of them.  So, I settled for flowers and other stuff.  That was ok as it was so peaceful and it wasn't that hot up there.  The wind blew a bit and the clouds rolled around giving me shady breaks from the hot sun.  Of course, Dave Wood road was like a freeway and you could occasionally hear the noise from up there.  There are very few places you can go in Colorado anymore where it will be completely quiet.  If it's not people, it's jet noise or traffic noise.  It's just something we have to live with around here now.  I'm getting better at tuning out the peripheral noise, but it always rears its ugly head on the videos I shoot.  That's why my YouTube videos almost always have to use background music.  Anyway, it was refreshing and rejuvenating.  Praise the Lord that I can go to such places and relax and enjoy God's surroundings and Him too!  Nikon P950

Larkspur (locoweed)

Quaking aspen leaves in the breeze

I sit on a log here and enjoy the breeze and watch for birds.

Pokey things along the trail - be careful!

Fairy's Trumpet

 May 28, 2026

This morning we had eye checkup appts. All is good. Thank the Lord. This afternoon I headed up on the Uncompahgre for a hike. Joann was busy picking up her sister at the airport. I walked some closed logging roads off the Divide Road. I was going to go up Hwy 90 but it was very mucky with mag chloride. So I switched and went up Dave Wood. They were grading up there too…apparently they’re going to mag it AGAIN soon. I sure don’t like that corrosive concoction. Plus it has been proven that it gets into the water and even affects fisheries. It amazes me that they allow that on national forest lands???  Anyway I walked about 3.5 miles. I saw a couple elk and some turkeys. I heard my first Hermit Thrush of the year. Their song is my favorite bird song. It was pretty warm but some clouds and breeze made it ok. This evening the wind was blowing enough to keep the skeeters at bay, so we walked a couple miles. It was a great day. Nikon Z50II