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Hello all! I’ve got a new blog up and this time it’s about the Little Grebes and some curious behaviour. I’m beginning to think that there’s some odd about our lake… 😳

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Notes from a lake: The curious case of the Little Grebes
First it was the Moorhens acting in a strange manner, now it's the Little Grebes acting in very curious ways.
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November 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!

With a number of rut/mating seasons happening in the fall, this week we take a look at an interesting adaptation for overall species survival with most of the mammalian kingdom, the separation of the sexes.

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The Boys are Back in town | James DeWalt Photography
A look at the separation of the sexes Over the few years of writing these articles, I’ve covered some of the basics regarding rut/mating seasons several times with various animals.  In all cases, as w...
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October 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Got wrapped up in work and editing and just now got to posting last week's Life in Nature article! Taking a look at the Colorado state animal, our Bighorn Sheep!
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Agile and Fragile | James DeWalt Photography
A look at our state animal, the Bighorn Sheep Perhaps you’ve spotted them high on the hillside above I-70, or navigating the steep canyon walls of hwy 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon.   Bighorn sheep are the most iconic animals to call this rugged state home, and it’s no wonder they were chosen as Colorado’s […]
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October 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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Taking a look at a common but unique woodpecker, the Northern Flicker

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The Woodpecker That Wouldn't | James DeWalt Photography
A few fun facts about our Northern Flickers Colorado is home to a few different woodpeckers, the most frequently encountered being the downy and hairy species.  We also enjoy another that for all its classifications as a woodpecker, doesn’t really spend a lot of its time pecking, at least not for food.  This fancy non-conformist […]
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September 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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"Eclipse It All

Take our crumbs, feast them to the crow,

when starlight returns, let a new season grow"

..When politicians disappoint but your nature community doesn't

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Eclipse It All: Nature Roundup [August Week 2]
August 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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Taking a look at a very interesting and largely under-studied aspect of our amazing hummingbirds and the understanding of their prowess as a predator.

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The Beast Behind the Beauty | James DeWalt Photography
A deeper understanding of our amazing hummingbirds I recently headed out one early morning to a very special place I was introduced to last year, a private hummingbird “sanctuary”.   This land is near...
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August 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!

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Taking a new look at the relationship between bees and flowers! Read on at the link, you might be shocked!

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It's Electric! | James DeWalt Photography
A new look at the relationship between bees and flowers Understanding the world we live in is a never-ending process.  As soon as we learn something new in any field, it opens doors to questions and p...
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July 23, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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A look at the how behind the vibrant world of bird plumage!

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Male broad-tailed hummingbird displaying vibrant gorget plumage
June 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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Moose calving season is upon us here in the Colorado foothills, and it pays to be extra careful when out and about or even just venturing into your own back yard!

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Season of the Wobbly Ones! | James DeWalt Photography
A little PSA on our new moose babies and their mamas As of article publication, we are deep in the season of new life coming into the world, and a big one happening right now is the calving of our moo...
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May 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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A look at an interesting twist on fox den life and alloparenting!

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Family Time | James DeWalt Photography
An interesting twist on the den life of foxes Back in February I wrote the article, Shackin’ Up In the Winter, talking about the mating habits of our vulpine neighbors.  Those of you who follow my social media accounts have recently been enjoying some over-the-top adorable photographic evidence of the fruits of those behaviors! A […]
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May 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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A look at mountain chickadee behavior and some scientific discoveries made regarding their extraordinary seed stash memory!

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Where Did I Put That Seed? | James DeWalt Photography
A look at mountain chickadee behavior and amazing scientific discoveries being made about how they locate their seed stashes with incredible accuracy
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December 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article, as published in the Mountain Ear!
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A brief look at the autumn rut behaviors of our beloved bighorn sheep!

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Autumn Icon | James DeWalt Photography
Rut season rituals with our bighorn sheep A favorite fall nature adventure for me-spurned by the activity of their rut season-is seeking out the state animal, the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep.  Every ...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article as published in the Mountain Ear!
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An expanded version of the tale behind this bold young heron and his epic catch featured in last week's posts! Read more at the link above!
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Whaling In the Wetlands | James DeWalt Photography
A tale of eyes nearly bigger than a stomach I try to get in some nature when and where I can. A recent errand run below found me at a favorite wetland “go-to”, the Walden and Sawhill Ponds open space ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article as published in The Mountain Ear!
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A look at the mystery behind a woodpecker's ability to avoid lasting brain trauma

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Power of the Peck | James DeWalt Photography
How do woodpeckers not suffer brain trauma? One of the many iconic sounds we enjoy in the forest (and sometimes unwanted on the side of the house like a deeply abhorred alarm clock) is the familiar “r...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article, as published in the Mountain Ear!

Practice Makes Perfect
Dispelling the sensationalism of elk sparring behavior with a dose of reality

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Practice Makes Perfect | James DeWalt Photography
Dispelling the sensationalism of elk sparring behavior with a dose of reality Getting involved in various events selling my nature photography provides me with many opportunities to talk about the wor...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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A brief synopsis on the radical theory behind the "how" of bird migration

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That's Just Radical! The Quantum Theory of Bird Migration | James DeWalt Photography
While bird migration has been happening for countless millennia, it has only been in the last couple centuries that much of mankind understood they even occurred, much less how the act was navigationa...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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This week's Life in Nature Article for the Mountain Ear!
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Oooooh That Smell! Understanding the Flehmen Response | James DeWalt Photography
The elk and deer are doing it.  The moose are doing it.  I’ve seen bighorn sheep doing it.  Horses do it.  Heck, even your cat does it!  All kinds of animals including reptiles and snakes do it, but w...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article, Summer Fire, as published in the Mountain Ear!
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A little piece on the behavior and aggression of these winged jewels
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Two Rufous Hummingbirds squaring off in aerial combat, fighting over territory, used as the featured image for a nature blog about hummingbird aggression and behavior
July 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article, as published in the Mountain Ear!
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Mountain Small, a write-up about plant adaptations to existence at elevation

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An Old Man of the Mountain wildflower as subject photograph for this week's Life in Nature blog article about plant adaptations to existence in at elevations in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
July 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The Stash

This week's Life in Nature article, as published in The Mountain Ear!
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A little write-up about a simple but effective survival tactic utilized by mamas in the deer family to protect babies!

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A baby elk rising from it's stash spot on the alpine tundra as mother approaches to nurse, located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
June 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Life in Nature, as published in the Mountain Ear
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The annual bird migration is well into full swing these days with upwards of millions of birds visible on nightly weather radar as they traverse the skies above... (more at the link)
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Tree swallow courtship photo as featured image for Life in Nature blog post
May 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This week's Life in Nature article!
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Enjoy a short piece on an incredibly important cornerstone species, nature's greatest engineers, the beaver!

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A beaver swimming among the shoreline grasses on its way to the lodge
March 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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A Songbird Without a Song
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This week's Life in Nature article, published today in Nederland, CO's MountainEar newspaper!

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March 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Ramblings from nature and a brief look at antler shed season!

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February 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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🌼 The Native Gardenia: A Star of the Australian Savanna 🌞
Meet Larsenaikia ochreata, the member of the Rubiaceae family that thrives under the sweltering sun! Discover its beauty, fragrance, and charm in my latest post, complete with a haiku tribute
The native gardenia (Larsenaikia ochreata) – a delight of the Australian tropical savanna
🌼 The Native Gardenia: A Star of the Australian Savanna 🌞 Meet Larsenaikia ochreata, the maverick of the Rubiaceae family that thrives under the sweltering sun! Discover its beauty, fragrance, and charm in my latest blog post, complete with a haiku tribute. 📖✨ 👉 Read the full post here #NativeGardenia #AustralianFlora #TropicalSavanna #Botany #NatureBlog
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December 29, 2024 at 1:19 PM