Kingfisher Along the Poudre scenery and olive greens creating winter

and olive greens creating winter color for those who take the time to observe

magpies and other birds that over-winter in the Rocky Mountain region

While the garden shrubs and flowers have lost nearly all their leaves and gone to seed

Seven magpies gathered around a fallen tree on a Colorado hillside along the front range of the Rocky Mountains

a mourning cloak and a wood nymph butterfly to enliven the flowery scene

Kingfisher Along the Poudre scenery and olive greens creating winterAny walk along a wild stream or river in most of North America offers the chance of seeing a Belted Kingfisher. Their presence is most often revealed by their unique chattering call, butbobservers usually get just a quick glimpse as the bird flies rapidly past. On lucky occasions, one may spot a kingfisher before it takes off, or see where it lands. This bird preys on small fish and aquatic invertebrates which it first spots from a perch above the