Truchas and Jicarita aspens, October.

 Truchas mountainside, 10/7.

 Jicarita Peak, 10/8.

October in Taos County.

 Valle Vidal aspens, 10/5.

 Valle Vidal, Costilla Creek vista, 10/5.

 Cottonwoods in Amalia, 10/5.

 Wild roses in Amalia.

Lama Mtn. aspens and oaks, 10/5.

October's treasures.

 Valle Vidal, 10/4.

 Rio Costilla camp, 10/4.

Rio Costilla, Valle Vidal, 10/5.

Rio Chama, Brazos, and Tusas aspens, September's end.

 Along the upper Rio Chama, 9/28.

 Rio Chama, 9/28.

 West of Brazos Pass, 9/29.

Tusas Mtns., 9/29.

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.

Spring in Teton Canyon, Driggs, Idaho. June, 2016

 Aspens, 6/1.

 (False?) Hellebore.

 Dipper, 6/1.

Hoary marmot, 6/1, Teton Canyon.

Return to Big Tesuque and Aspen Pk., Santa Fe Mtns., Oct 19-20.

 Big Tesuque.

Baldy Basin from Aspen Peak, 10/20.

Aspens, Screech owl, and Scaled quail, Oct. 2014

 An unusual patch of near red aspen.

 A flock of small birds alarm-calling alerted me to find this Screech owl in a juniper, 2 Peaks, Oct. 4

 The owl ignored the small birds and they eventually left.

Scaled quail on Taos mesa.

Up high, the edge of spring.

 Aspens still dormant. May 10.

 View of Santa Fe Baldy.

 Aspen catkins.

Blue grouse droppings.