Aspen season, late September, Conejos & Cumbres.

 Conejos River valley, 9/27.

 Cumbres Pass.

 South of Cumbres Pass, 9/28

Cumbres Pass, 9/28.

Along the Conejos, S. Colorado, September.

 The change of seasons, 9/26.

 A female Northern Harrier hunting along the Conejos River, 9/27.

 Standing over its catch, a small rodent.

Along the Conejos, 9/27.

September's gifts.

 Wild plum, Twining, 9/17.

 Lama mountain, aspens and oaks, reclaiming the old burn, 9/25.

 Upper Red River, 9/25.

September's colors.

 The aspens are changing, 9/21.

 Crab apples are falling, 9/21.

 From summer to fall, upper Red River, 9/25.

Mountain Ash, Twining, 9/25.

Transition; First fall colors, last Collared lizards.

Backtracking a bit. Trail camera images from August.

 Black bear, 8/13.

 Young blond Black bear, 8/23.

Snowshoe hare, 8/31.

Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe.

 Hungry Cooper's hawk, 9/6.

 Turkey family, 9/6.

Otter family on the Rio Grande, Sept. 1, 2018.

 Adult otter with 2 young.

All three playing on opposite bank as I watched from the busy roadside.

River life, September, 2018

 Lots of Gadwalls on the Rio Grande, 9/1.

 Eastern Kingbird, Pilar, 9/1.

 Otters at play, 9/1.

Adult otter and young.

September's gifts.

 Sunrise, Orilla Verde, 9/1.

 Rio Grande reflections, 9/1.

 Mule deer twins, Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, 9/4.

A good year for twins and apples.

Some surprises, August, 2018.

Short-tailed weasel, Red River, 8/21. (on log upper left) Trail camera image.

 Valle Vidal mists, 8/25.

 Baby Collared lizard, 2 Peaks, 8/30.

Green heron, Baca wetlands, Taos, 8/30.

Back home, mid-August visitors.

 Brad-tailed hummers, 2 Peaks, 8/17.

 Screech owl in nest box, 2 Peaks, 8/17.

Juv. Black-crowned Night heron, Baca wetlands, Taos, 8/20.