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 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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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 pika with a mouthful of grass and wildflowers on the alpine tundra in Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Making Hay

A couple weeks ago I wrote about our portly friends in the high country, the marmots, and after a recent first visit of the year

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A yellow-bellied marmot gathering grass on the snow-covered alpine tundra of Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Waking Up

As warmer temperatures make their way into the high country life begins to stir, and one of my favorite mountain critters begins to emerge more

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A pie-billed grebe floating on a mountain lake in Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Muddy Modesty

There is nothing quite like taking in a relaxing evening along the shores of our very own little treasure that is Mud Lake.  Long time

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Female broad-tailed hummingbird with wings spread in afternoon light in Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Tiny Smiles

The buzz is in the air as our first wave of the broadtail hummingbird migration has finally arrived after their long journey from Mexico and

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Moose cow named Mama One-Eye making her way around the town of Nederland Colorado
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Matriarch

With the critters coming out of the woodwork and into town for the spring buffet, there is one particular lady I always enjoy seeing, Mama

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A young spike bull elk and cow with shaggy shedding spring coats
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

Shaggy Season

Spring is here, and its time to slough off the old to make way for the new!  This transition brings us out of the symbolic

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Hummingbirds swarming around a feeder on a summer afternoon
Life in Nature
James Dewalt

The Arrival

We are rapidly approaching the seasonal return of that oh so familiar buzz in the air, and the first appearances of the broadtail hummingbird scouts! 

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