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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Broad-tailed and Rufous hummingbirds fighting around a feeder
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Facts Around the Feeder

We are deep in the midst of hummingbird season, and with the return of the rufous and the calliope to join our broad tailed and

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A pine marten during its evening hunt in a mountain forest in Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Hidden Hunters

Taking a look this week at one of our quite elusive, yet common neighbors, the American Pine Marten. Martens are part of the Mustelid family,

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A damselfly perched on the stem of a thistle
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Prehistoric

A couple years ago I dove into a whole new realm of imagery, having purchased a macro lens allowing me the ability to get up

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Elk calves frolicking and bedding down in a mountain meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Gifts of the Mountain

We are incredibly blessed to enjoy the beautiful endowment that is Rocky Mountain National Park so close at hand, as I have long referred to

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A large 7x7 bull elk in a mountain meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Keeping His Cool

Taking a look this week at some impressive anatomy and a stunning display from nature of majesty, prowess, form and function, the antler.  Antlers are

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