This morning, we went in search of moose. We went to Brainard Lake near the Indian Peaks Wilderness. We did not see any moose, so we hiked to Long Lake. We didn’t see any moose, but the views were incredible. Of course, Regis and I both had long lenses on our cameras and I forgot my cell phone, so we have no pictures of the amazing views.
After our short hike in this air which is significantly lacking in oxygen, I left Dart and Regis at the motor home and went to the Bird Sanctuary near the Estes Park Lake. My first encounter was with two snakes fornicating.
Two snakes. The only snake in Rocky Mountain National Park is the Garter Snake and we are in Estes Park, right outside the park. Therefore, I believe these are Garter Snakes. If you look closely, there are two heads. They were in the grass, so it was tough to get a photo.Garter Snake in Estes Park, Colorado.Possibly a female Red-winged Blackbird Estes Park, ColoradoRobin in Estes Park, ColoradoDuck in Estes Park, Colorado. (Two bird books and I can’t figure out what kind)House Wren in Estes Park, ColoradoMountain Chickadee in Estes Park, Colorado.Estes Park, Colorado (I think this might be a female Brown-headed Cowbird)Eating berries in Estes Park, Colorado. (Regis and I have looked in two bird books and can’t figure out what this bird is.)Barn Swallows in Estes Park, Colorado.
If anyone can identify the birds that I can’t, please let me know and I will update this post. It’s amazing that neither Regis or I can identify some of them with two different bird guides!
