Southern Rockies Nature Blog

Here is the drought picture as of yesterday, which does not show the current storm in eastern Colorado and along the Eastern Slope of the ...

When I read several well-attested accounts of squirrels seizing songbirds that had been stunned from window collisions, I was a bit surprise...

Well, no, not quite yet. Popocatepatl erupted last month. You probably did not hear about that in the American news media. But that is...

Our neighbors the wildlife rehabilitators had been caring for this swift fox ( Vulpes velox ) for months, and in mid-March Colorado Parks...

1870s cavalry trooper At the end of the Civil War, H. H. McConnell had served in a Union volunteer regiment (i.e., not Regular Army) — h...

That is to say, writing your name over and over again. Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk , a memoir about death, nature, falconr...

Colorado National Monument's Window Rock with Grand Junction sprawl in the background. I have not been everywhere, but I have visite...

"Look at the bear rock," says M. from across the canyon. But is it? The commenter offering the best rationale for his or her po...

Zee artiste Christo , currently thwarted by legal challenges from commencing his huge project of draping plastic sheets across the Arkan...

Here in southern Colorado, we are seeing the result of several storms that went north. My area got six inches of wet snow on Saturday the ...

The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Buck 285 BLW Bantam Camo Folding Hunting Knives as a premium for donating $50 or more. ...

Dark-eyed juncos working on a suet cake. This is the winter that the juncos got smart, and as a result, my bird-food costs are rising. ...

This interactive map shows communities threatened by wildfire . The baseline is "one or more 100+ acre wildfires within 10 mile of town...

  We have been here all winter, under the snow. Now we are waiting for you to plant tasty treats in the garden.

Outdoor Survival - Chapter 4 - Controlling Panic from Colorado Parks & Wildlife on Vimeo . •  People outside of Fremont County, C...