Female Broadtail on Red Birds plant peaceful bench

Female Broadtail on Red Birds plant peaceful benchI'm not sure how they get their bills into these curved tubular flowers, but they do love the plant.

This little buzzer aggressively protected the feeder I put out and drained it over the two days we spent in the campground

The light has to strike the iridescent gorget feather just so or else they look black

I believe this roadrunner must have had a ground nest close by the road because he lingered the entire time we were watching it from the car

Oilbirds were prized long ago for their high fat content

The yellowing aspens and the sprinkling of snow on Mount Elbert foreshadows the long winter coming to the Leadville area

but they are friendly and common

A very calm bird

This is a bird someone must have introduced to the US from Africa

so I'm sure he's the local Daddy

The various orange hues can sometimes be captured if the light is not too strong

Gentoo Penguins are chubby and

and it is similar in many of its behaviors