RED-TAILED HAWK PLANTS the afternoon clouds left

the afternoon clouds left

A small flock of american tree sparrows make Wildflower Park home for a couple of months during the winter before continuing their migration as this one takes a moment of rest upon the branches

I set off from the trailhead with camera gear and tripod in hand on this July summer morning at Wildflower Park

Reflections of Hallett Peak onto Bear Lake in the morning hours of summer at Rocky Mountain National Park

peachleaf willow and cottonwood trees in the area are engulfed in crystals from the freezing rain at Wildflower Park

RED-TAILED HAWK PLANTS the afternoon clouds leftA red tailed hawk perches on the branch of a peachleaf willow tree as it looks over this wetland landscape while a gray squirrel watches closely from the safety of another peachleaf willow tree nearby on this cool winter morning at Wildflower Park. (541 46)