Double Rainbow at Sunset from our condo.
August brought a lot of thunder showers, much needed rain.
Turkey Vultures starting to migrate south
Backyard sunflowers at their peak,
American Goldfinches are enjoying the seeds
Abundant flowers, much more than we expected, brightens our backyard.
Praying Mantid
Black-headed Grosbeak comes for sunflower seeds
Neighborhood Bucks, note deformed antler on left buck.
White-tailed doe stretches for apples, looks like a late fawn.
Bucks are starting to strip velvet off antlers, only one on right left to go.
Time for a little combat, bumping heads in the rut.
Teasel dropping seeds, we cut some for decoration
A trip west to Jackson Creek
Variegated Fritillary like the thistle
Red-tailed Hawk rests in the forrest
Ox-eye Daisy along the roadside
Dusky Grouse hen with three of the four grown juveniles
Red Squirrel attracted by pishing for birds
Fireweed flowers in bloom - common pioneer plant
A ride north to Brackett Creek Road brought a fun surprise
Sow Black Bear was on the road and ran into the trees and sat down.
Suddenly she climbed up high in the fir tree
Down below a cub scurried to the next tree
It quickly climbed to the top after pausing to have his picture taken
Cub number two scampered up the same tree
Getting harder to see, they waited for Mom to say the coast was clear.
They were calling to her with soft moans.
Pine Siskins were feeding on Thistle seeds
They fed on more seeds and grit on the gravel parking lot
Three Red-naped Sapsuckers gather on a utility pole
Up higher at Bridger Bowl ski hill, the trees were covered with moss
A trip east on Swingley Road, we encountered lots of tent caterpillars
A Cedar Waxwing eating fruit
Cedar Waxwings were also hawking for insects
Clark's Nutcracker diving into adjacent pine trees
Here's the pine nuts he really wants - Pinyon Pine
Pine nut in beak
Bulging throat filled to take away to store for winter
Clark's Nutcracker named by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis when they explored the west from 1804-1806.
Sunrises are enhanced by smoke from the western fires.
Hopefully they will all be put out soon.
Our prayers are with all those affected.
❤️ Love & Prayers 🙏🏽
Ty & Ida Baumann
