The community is bustling as herons, egrets, and ibises come and go from the large cottonwood tree. While most birds nest in mated pairs, a few nest communally, sharing the warmth and protection of..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
Summer is in full swing and the opportunities for recreation seem almost limitless. Trails take off in every direction leading hikers, bikers, climbers, horseback riders, kayakers, and fishers to..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The snow has finally melted off our favorite trails, the alpine forget-me-nots are poking their brilliant blue flowers out of pincushions on the most remote peaks, and the smells, sights, and sounds..
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Topics: Curious Nature
A few years ago, I wrote my July 4th column on the importance of wild country in the ideals of freedom and independence. And today, these ideals seem even more important, and the presence of wild..
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Topics: Curious Nature
Birdwatching isn’t always easy. Birds don’t sit still for long, and they certainly don’t come close and spin around so we can see all their markings. And when you start looking up little yellow birds..
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Topics: Curious Nature, Birding
As we flip our calendars to June and longer days turn the hillsides from snowy white to grassy green, people are emerging squinty-eyed from their schools and homes explore the summer activities the..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The mysteries of nature are numerous and vast, encompassing questions large and small and constantly teasing us to unravel their riddles. One of these mysteries involves the phenomenon of delayed..
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Topics: Curious Nature
The rhythms of nature beat day and night, creating the cadences that form the soundtrack of our lives. Each season has its own measured tempo, the summer’s frenzied explosion of color and green..
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It is a relief to many in Colorado that the recent epidemic of mountain pine beetle infestations is now over. After killing approximately 5 million acres of trees and dominating headlines for a..
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With summer just around the corner it is hard not think about all the great adventures that await! Whether you spend your summer rafting the Colorado, hiking 14’rs, exploring trails on your mountain..
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Curious Phenomena Last June, I returned to my home in Eagle after a Walking Mountains Science Center summer program. The parcel adjoins public land and so I was surprised as I slowed up the gravel..
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Even though the Red-tailed Hawk is the most common hawk in North America and is a year-round resident of the Eagle Valley, spring doesn’t feel complete until the neighboring pair of Red-tails have..
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