8 September 2017 - Baby everythings

This year has been filled with babies, they are so darned cute and very hard to ignore. On birding trips Viv and I were always wanting to pull over for the newborns. Our guru finally laid down the law and said "No stopping, oohing or ahhing over calves, kids or lambs." He agreed we could fawn over other (in his opinion) more interesting babies. Pretty funny. Not that it stopped us, mind you, we just tried to be fast or sneaky about the looking. Nevertheless, there were still many babies to be found. 

Pronghorn antelope

Kids playing King of the Hill

Lambs

Calves (good thing they don't come out with horns!)

While it is fun to see the babies, it is always a treat to watch them play.

These colts are part of the wild horse herd near Ouray.

Alpaca

This counts--baby butterfly? Stretching, but sort of. 

Black-necked stilts. Ever wondered where the expression "under her wing" came from? 

Great Horned Owl

This fledgling Great Horned Owl was walking on a roof not far from the nest. Look at the size of his feet!

Great Blue Herons

California Quail

Coot

 Avocets


Eared Grebes

Western Grebe

This baby is almost too big to be riding anymore. 

Clark's Grebe

Magpies. These newly-fledged babies are still begging for food.

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallows

Western Kingbird

Osprey. Adult on right. 

This was a selection of some of my favorites this year. I love seeing the little ones. And once you've found a nest, you can go back again and watch how quickly they grow.