Birds and Nature

I spotted this Harris Sparrow, a first winter bird, on the grounds of the University of Colo State University-Pueblo. I had attended one of my water roundtable meetings and was walking my dog, Chase, when I saw it. As it was late afternoon the light was getting poor. It was associating with several White-crowned and Song Sparrows near a storm run-off created wetlands. I also saw a Cooper's Hawk looking at sparrows there. I had another water roundtable related meeting the next day and stopped to see if I could refind this bird earlier with better light. However, there was a lot of student activity and little bird activity so I did not refind it. SeEtta

These are the parents to the Great Horned Owl nestling in the post below. SeEtta

I'm back and there are already some new baby birds including this young Great Horned Owl nestling I photographed at dusk tonight in Pueblo, CO. I saw the parent birds a little earlier in trees a few hundred feet from this stump nest. When I returned I saw this baby owl and a second one that retreated into the stump when I approached. Double-click on the pic for an enlarged view of this cutie. SeEtta