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Colorado

Lark Bunting - Ballyneal Golf Club, CO A dramatic transformation happens in the fall for these birds. The Lark bunting in the breeding season is an exercise in contrast with the jet black body and white wing patches which is completely different from the fall, when the bird turns the color of the fields it feeds in and stays that way for the winter. The one give away for this bird is the white wing patch along the folded wing and a white throat. Lark bunting require windswept fields to nest in the summer and winter in along the US-Mexico border and midway down into central Mexico. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Lark Bunting - Ballyneal Golf Club, CO
Brewer's Blackbird - El Moro, CO During a recent road trip, we stopped at a rest stop in El Moro, Colorado and found a handful of these metallic purple and green blackbirds. They were searching the grass for insects. Brewer's are very comfortable around humans and can be seen in a great many locations where we have left crumbs around for snacking on. While the males sport the iridescent colors, the females are a dull brown. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Brewer's Blackbird - El Moro, CO
Black-billed Magpie - Garden of the Gods, CO Posing like a model this bird was showing off the metallic sheen on his wings and tail. It is hard to notice on some birds but you can also see the black skin patch on either side of the eye. This birds cousin in California has a Yellow beak and yellow around its eye. Hunting in the picnic table area for treasures left by families spending the day in Garden of the Gods is where I found this attractive bird. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Black-billed Magpie - Garden of the Gods, CO
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay - Garden of the Gods, CO You can find this Scrub-jay in the dry mountainous regions of the four corner states and down through central Mexico. They have a couple cousins on the west coast and one in Florida. Scrub-jays are part of the corvid family and are considered to be one of the smartest birds around. They stash acorns and other goodies remembering up to 200 locations and how long they have been there. This was taken in the morning at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay - Garden of the Gods, CO
Mountain Chickadee - Garden of the Gods, CO One of the 2 species of chickadees that you can find in Colorado. This little guy with the white racing stripe along the eyebrow is a Mountain Chickadee. You usually can hear them before you see them with a very thin and weak sounding chickadee call. They are very hardy bird spending winters in the mountains with the snow, hunting among the crevices for insects tucked away for the winter. The also spend some time gobbling up seeds that their friendly neighborhood bird watchers leave out. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Mountain Chickadee - Garden of the Gods, CO
Plumbeous Vireo - Garden of the Gods, CO When identifying vireos a good idea is to check the
Plumbeous Vireo - Garden of the Gods, CO
Pygmy Nuthatch - Garden of the Gods, CO Our smallest North American nuthatch trying to find a spot for a sunflower seed among the bark creases on a Juniper bush. These little clingy birds are always found in social groups and can usually be heard before they are seen. This backwards photo was taken at the entrance of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Michael W Klotz - www.TheBirdBlogger.com Picture
Pygmy Nuthatch - Garden of the Gods, CO
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