Close-up portrait of an evening grosbeak perched on a pine branch
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

A Songbird Without a Song

This week’s article is for all the bird feeder fanatics out there and was inspired by a recent photo post on the internet socials of

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Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Out With the Old

As the seasons turn, so do the signs from nature signaling the change.  While we are still in the throes of winter, some of the

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Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Get A Grip

A recent morning of observing a few juvenile bald eagles at play has had me enjoying a bit of research that I decided would make

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Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Making Progress!

This past Saturday afternoon I was invited to head out to the Nederland “back yard” for a very special event. Nederland’s long-standing non-profit nature education

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Two bull elk sparring in a mountain meadow of Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

The Gloves Are Off!

The change of the seasons is upon us, and as we begin to transition into fall, the elk make a fine symbol of that change

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Large black bear in fall hyperphagia eating berries on a mountain slope in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Packing it On

With fall literally just around the corner, we take a look this week at our ursine neighbors, the black bears, as they prepare to bid

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A cedar waxwing eating chokecherries in the fall in Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Nature’s Bounty

While most of the west is still enduring a record-breaking drought, here along the northern front range we have been incredibly blessed with one of

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A mountain lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado with Continental Divide Mt Toll and sunset reflecting
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Blessed

It is often easy get wrapped up in the day to day of life and forget just how lucky we are to live amid such

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A rainbow spread over South Boulder Creek after a summer thunderstorm in Rollinsville Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Summer of the Rainbow

Recent years have had us living with a healthy bit of unease during the summer months as Colorado has joined the ranks of being a

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Bull elk grazing and bedding down in a mountain meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Bachelor Life

While the common stereotypical “picture” of bull elk tends to focus on the rut season and their battles and seeming adversity towards one another, much

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