Mountain Climbers

A sunny morning at Garden of the Gods with a Bighorn jumping around the steep rock walls of towering formations. Prints:

Happy Valentines Care Bear

This photo will always have a special place in my heart. Many of my long-time followers have seen this photo before, but it will forever remain one of my favorites. I captured this photo several summers ago below our house with a telephoto lens. I stood behind the deck rail with my camera as the bear stood up to look at me, revealing almost a perfect heart on its chest.

Kings of the Mountain

When I woke up this morning, the weather did not look promising, and it was hard to tell if there would be any sunrise. I drove to the Garden of the Gods and had a great morning, capturing amazing clouds as the sun burned through the fog. As I was preparing to leave, I looked up on the hillside, and there was an entire herd of bighorn sheep. They posed atop a rock outcropping, creating the perfect scene. There will be many more photos, but here is the first image.

A Mystical day in the Woods

One of my favorite photo I capture while hiking the woods of Colorado.

The Mystical Woods of Colorado

He stared directly at me as I captured his portrait while the woods were engulfed in the cold, freezing fog. Captured in Colorado

Into the Light

A stunning buck posing in the woods of Colorado during first light.

A Speck of Gold in a Snowy Forest

We received 18 inches of snow above Manitou Springs, and while shoveling snow, I noticed a western tanager sitting in a tree by our feeders. I set up my camera and captured this shot of him before he flew off with his mate.

Dancing in the Snow

During a snowstorm in Colorado near our house, I witnessed a large male turkey trying to impress the other female turkeys. I grabbed my camera and slowly went into position to capture a photo of his colorful dance. As the snow fell in the forest, everything lined up for the perfect photo.

Waiting for the warmth

Albert's Squirrel in the Snow

A tired squirrel

A very much alive but tied squirrel resting for a few minutes before going back to eating the birdseed.

Stare Down

A curious bear looking at me on my deck near Manitou Springs.

Another mouse in the house

Last year our cat cornered a deer mouse in our house. I put on a mask and glove and coached him into a container. I grabbed my macro lens and walked to a daisy patch that was away from the house. The mouse crawled out of the container into the flower patch and allowed me to capture a few photos before darting off. What an adorable face.

Mouse in the House

In 2020 our cat cornered a small mouse that had made it into our house. I safely coaxed the mouse onto my gloved hand and began feeding it a little seed. After the mouse rested for a while on my hand, he perked up but did not run away. I grabbed my macro lens and began taking photos; he was a perfect model for ten minutes. After he allowed me to take some photos, I released him back into our woodpile

Adorable Wildlife

In 2020, I had found a baby mouse that our indoor cat had corned. I took precautions by wearing medical-grade plastic gloves under thick leather gloves and a mask. The mouse ate a few pieces of seed and began to sit on my hand without running. Once I was outside, I removed a few flowers from a vase, cut the stems, and placed seeds on the flower heads. He gladly sat on the short, stemmed flowers and ate while I captured a few more photos before his release back to the outdoors.

Hummingbird Feeding on Columbine

Before the Migration

A photo I captured in September right before the last hummingbirds were leaving Colorado.

Hummingbird in Torpor

Hummingbird in Torpor

Resting on a Flower

A female broad-tailed hummingbird resting before rejoining the fight for food.

Hummingbird feathers

A close-up photo of a broad-tailed hummingbird sitting on our hummingbird feeder. He allowed me to come within four inches of him with my camera.

The Eye of the Turkey

A Curious Fox