A distant photo of a Least Bittern bird. Difficult to see, it’s the small brown-white creature on the shoreline of this pond. Various rocks and vegetation in the background

New lifer, the Least Bittern! A super-rare sighting in my neck of the woods

They truly are the “least” of their grouping, less than a quarter the size I expected. Do you see it?

#birds #birding #lifer #COwildlife

Here's your mid-week #palletcleanser 🙂 Cedar waxwing; Fort Collins, CO.
#Birds #COBirds #Colorado #COwildlife #Wildlife

Mid-week #palletcleanser: Mallard drake (male); Fort Collins CO. #Birds #COBirds #Colorado #COwildlife #Wildlife

Here's your mid-week #palletcleanser. I'll do these as long as I can remember to. 🙂

Mule deer fawn: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado.
#Colorado #COWildlife #Muledeer #RMANWR #Wildlife #addMam #mammals

bobcat in boulder county, colorado

bobcat in boulder county, colorado

Backyard wildlife in CO, USA (chasing a bunny) #backyardwildlife #bobcat #cowildlife #boulderco #snowday

This was my second time seeing a golden eagle in the span of a week. Before that I’ve never seen one at all before! #goldeneagle #eagle #cowildlife #wildlife #birdsofprey #goldencolorado

Today is #WorldWildlifeConservationDay (Dec. 4th), and #wildlifewednesday, so here you go! Do you want me to identify them, or do you want to guess?
#USBirds #Wildlife #CObirds #COwildlife #Arizonabirds