Barr Lake State Park with my dear companion, Jaspar. #photography #nature #colorado #coloradotravel #rockymountains #barrlakestatepark #stateparks #nationalparks

I was on a trip to visit family in CO last week, but of course I did as much birding as I could fit in too. I saw 65 species, including 3 lifers (redhead, canvasback, cackling goose), 34 bald eagles, and hundreds of nesting cormorants. More pics and info in thread!

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One bald eagle is amazing to see. Well two is even better. A whole branch of them is just so cool. Saw a total of 12 different bald eagles. #BarrLakeStatePark

A rough-looking adolescent bald eagle rests on ice floating on Colorado's Barr Lake. The eagle is mostly brown (but mottled), while the ice is white on blue water.

That awkward age -- an adolescent bald eagle, seen at Barr Lake State Park, Colorado.

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It's a cold but sunny day as a male and female mallard slowly work their way across a snow-covered lake. They are walking toward the Sun; their shadows are the only feature to be seen on the snow.

On through the snow -- an intrepid couple works its way across a snowy landscape at Barr Lake State Park, Colorado.

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Four Canada Geese fly toward the viewer in the foreground; further in the distance, hundreds of geese fly across the field of view in random groupings; the far background is provided by Colorado's Front Range of mountains, some snow-capped.

4 Amigos -- 4 Canada Geese break back toward the lake after a murmuration scattered the flock. Seen at Barr Lake State Park; near Denver, Colorado.

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A small bird, mostly tan and white but with black and white stripes on its head, keeps an eye on the viewer from its safe perch in a large rose bush. The bush has red stems and a scattering of rose hips, along with some dry, brown leaves.

A white-crowned sparrow, snacking in a rose bush at the Barr Lake State Park visitor's center, near Denver, Colorado.

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