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American Pika
As a followup to yesterday’s post on the American Pika (“Florist Wanna-Be’s”), today’s post includes some images made while I was sitting among the rocks and photographing these cute little critters. I wasn’t really expecting a close encounter with them (past experience has shown that these little guys are typically very skittish and don’t tolerate […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: behavior, Blog, Colorado, cute, mammals, Mount Evans, nature, nature photography, pika, summer, travel
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Regal
A couple more favorites from my summer visit to Mount Evans: I never tire of seeing the magnificent goats along the summit of Mount Evans! Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 7D body Canon EF100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6, IS, shot at 190mm (top photo) and 284mm (bottom photo) Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 500 (top photo) and ISO 250 […]
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Tags: behavior, Blog, Colorado, mammals, Mount Evans, mountain goat, nature, nature photography, summer, travel
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Late Afternoon on Mount Evans
One evening, I stayed on Mount Evans late enough to capture the late afternoon’s low light: A short time later, the sun began disappearing over the distant mountains: Mount Evans is a lovely place, any time and any location! Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 body Canon EF28mm-135mm, f/3.5-f/5.6, IS Handheld, with IS “On” […]
Posted in HDR, Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: Blog, Colorado, HDR, landscape, Mount Evans, nature, nature photography, summer, sunset, travel
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Fun Friday: Enjoying Life & Playing Hard!
Today’s Fun Friday post comes from my visit to Mount Evans, Colorado, where I ran into a large family of Yellow-bellied Marmots (Marmota flaviventris). One attending adult and six babies were all in a small rocky area, just off the Mount Evans Highway. I’ll share some “family portraits” in a future post, but today’s post […]
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Tags: behavior, Blog, Colorado, cute, mammals, marmot, Mount Evans, nature, nature photography, summer, travel
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Wooly Thistle
One of my favorite wildflowers of the Colorado Rockies is the Wooly Thistle. Here are a few of my favorite images I captured during my stay on Mount Evans this summer: Close to sunset, I captured this backlit image: Here is a closeup of the “wool”: And even with all the sharp spines, the American […]
Oldies, but Goodies
Along the Mount Evans Highway (Colorado), the Mount Goliath Natural Area is an interesting place to visit. Besides lots of wildflower species, there is a wonderful area that contains some Bristlecone Pines, the oldest living thing on earth. I have read that the Bristlecone Pines on Mount Evans are approx. 1,700 years old (and some […]
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Tags: Blog, Colorado, landscape, Mount Evans, nature, nature photography, pine, summer, travel, tree
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