Life in Nature
Power of the Peck
How do woodpeckers not suffer brain trauma? One of the many iconic sounds we enjoy in the forest (and sometimes unwanted on the side of
October 23, 2025
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Life in Nature
Practice Makes Perfect
Dispelling the sensationalism of elk sparring behavior with a dose of reality Getting involved in various events selling my nature photography provides me with many
October 10, 2025
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Life in Nature
That’s Just Radical! The Quantum Theory of Bird Migration
While bird migration has been happening for countless millennia, it has only been in the last couple centuries that much of mankind understood they even
September 11, 2025
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Life in Nature
Oooooh That Smell! Understanding the Flehmen Response
The elk and deer are doing it. The moose are doing it. I’ve seen bighorn sheep doing it. Horses do it. Heck, even your cat
August 28, 2025
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Life in Nature
Summer Fire
Peak summer is here, and the air is alight with wild energy! While most of the migratory animals arrive in the late spring and early
July 24, 2025
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Life in Nature
Mountain Small
Adaptation is the most basic yet prolific key to survival in absolutely any environment or situation, whether man-made or natural. The inability to do so
July 10, 2025
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Life in Nature
The Fractal Nature of Nature
30 years ago when I first arrived to Colorado I was introduced to an amazing and complex mathematical and visual phenomenon known as fractals. The
June 26, 2025
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Life in Nature
The Stash
As we get closer to summer, we are starting to see more of this year’s newest additions to the wild kingdom. Foxes and coyotes have
June 12, 2025
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The Other Wildlife
35 Years In Our Ears!
While Memorial Day is meant to be a day of somber remembrance, the 3-day weekend has also become a celebration of sorts. It typically marks
June 5, 2025
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Spring Love
The annual bird migration is well into full swing these days with upwards of millions of birds visible on nightly weather radar as they traverse
May 29, 2025
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