Another Sunday at Running Deer

Nice quiet Sunday walk.

Hi Guys.

At the improvised pond: blue-winged teal.

About as good as it's going to get for swallows in flight!

Today's prize: Great views of a Green Heron.

and some deer. and many bunnies. 

A Little Bit of Spring...

Off for an adventure to Running Deer. All the recent moisture has meant new ponds [where there used to be] and I thought we better go take a look:

Looking for frogs…and snakes. We talked a lot about snakes today, in

preparation for a visit to Dixon or Crow Valley. (Always good to be prepared :)

Maisie will tell you that we saw "a lot of rabbits today."

I knew it was going to be a very good walk when we saw a 

Common Yellowthroat at our start. We always hear one in this 

spot, but much less often see them!

We walked as far in as we could, and then went a different way back….Uh Oh!

Flooded. Time for a U-turn :)

No, Killdeer, we are not going to bother your nest!

Sanpipers, redheads, Song Sparrows and more. More than I've seen 

in years at Running Deer, surely from all the new water/storms.

Snack time!

New for me at Running Deer (and all of Fort Collins) a loon!!!

So very nice to see my favorites passing through :) Wilson's Warbler.

Yellow Warbler. and bunches of Yellow-rumped too.