A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES butterflies

A MISCHIEF OF MAGPIES butterfliesSeven magpies gathered around a fallen tree on a Colorado hillside along the front range of the Rocky Mountains. A gathering of magpies is poetically called a "mischief" of magpies, which seems an apt description for these intelligent and curious birds. I see flocks of them most often in fall after their young have fledged and always wonder what sort of mischief they are up to. I saw this group puttering around Lory State Park near Fort Collins,

these tiny migrants never fail to visit these bright red flowers in search of nectar and pollen

I created this image to share that fleeting moment of winter beauty

Polar Bear on sea ice

juncos disperse in spring to nesting areas in several distinct areas

Each panel features detailed depictions of wildflowers as well as visiting birds and pollinators

and showy milkweed come into bloom

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

but they hoot most often in late winter to early spring

Black-capped Chickadee on a spruce branch

prairie clover