Monday, July 26, 2021

Black Swifts at Zapata Falls.


I have been trying to see the Black Swifts at Zapata Falls for a couple of years since I heard they nest there, and was finally rewarded by arriving at 6:30 am and seeing about a dozen of them rocketing near the mouth of the canyon. They are incredibly fast and very hard to photograph.
 

Forest patch patterns.


 I love the patterns of the forest patches at tree-line. But when I enhanced the photo I was reminded of the tragedy of forest die-offs. Here the dead & dying trees are seen in the bottom left of the photo.

A brief sojourn to Southern Colorado

Mount Blanca from south.

West side.