These photographs were made at Viele Lake/Harlow Platts Park in Boulder, Colorado, mostly from the late winter of 2019 to the present. I began working on this project mainly to discover and share with friends the incredible variety of bird life which can be found at our neighborhood park.
I have been an avid birder and professional photographer for many years and have found--as in most photographic projects-- this one unfolding in unexpected ways. finding and documenting such a variety of bird life so close to home surprises and encourages-- and I’m amazed and delighted to see how this gallery continues to grow.
1. cedar waxwing
2. spotted towhee
3. barn swallow
4. cliff swallow
5. tree swallow
6. violet-green swallow
7. bushtit
8. clay-colored sparrow
9. western bluebird
10. broad-tailed hummingbird
11. double crested cormorant
12. spotted sandpiper
13. yellow-rumped warbler
14. wilson's warbler
15. franklin's gull
16. red-tailed hawk
17. osprey
18.lesser goldfinch
19. great blue heron
20. canada goose
21. common grackle
22. house wren
23. northern flicker
24. black-capped chickadee
25. peregrine falcon
26.hairy woodpecker
27. lark sparrow
28. mourning dove
29. American crow
30. downy woodpecker
31. American robin
32. American goldfinch
33. red-winged blackbird
34. mallard duck
35. house finch
36. scrub jay
37. rufous hummingbird
38. vesper sparrow
39. Cooper's hawk
40. white-crowned sparrow
41. pied-billed grebe
42. white-breasted nuthatch
43. dark -eyed junco
44. Townsend's solitaire
45. blue jay
46. ruby-crowned kinglet
47. Wilson's snipe
48. belted kingfisher
49. mountain chickadee
50. bufflehead
51. rock pigeon
52. Eurasian collared dove
53. pine siskin
54. common goldeneye
55. snow goose (juvenile)
56. prairie falcon
57. house sparrow
58. brown creeper
59. red-breasted nuthatch
60. common raven
61. European starling
62. song sparrow
63. Steller's jay
64. black-crowned night heron
65. Say's Phoebe
66. bald eagle
67. American Kestrel
68. sharp-shinned hawk
69. ring-billed gull
70. ring-necked duck
71. northern pintail
72. American wigeon
73. lesser scaup
74. northern Shoveler
75. chipping sparrows
1. cedar waxwings
1. cedar waxwings
1. cedar waxwings 5-10 -21
2. spotted towhee
3. barn swallows
3. barn swallow
3. barn swallow
4. cliff swallows
4. cliff swallows 6-28-21
5. tree swallow
6. violet-green swallow 7-20-21
7. bushtit
8. clay-colored sparrow
9. western bluebirds
10 broad-tailed hummingbird
10. broad-tailed hummingbird
10. broad-tailed hummingbird
11. double-crested cormorant
11. double-crested cormorant(s)
spotted sandpiper 4-30-22
13. yellow-rumped warbler
14. Wilson's warbler
14. Wilson's warbler
15. Franklin's gulls
16. red-tailed hawk
16. red-tailed hawk enjoying a garter snake snack 6-5 21
17. osprey
17. Osprey
17. Osprey with largemouth bass
18. lesser goldfinch
18. lesser goldfinch
19. great blue heron with breakfast
19. great blue heron and red-winged blackbird
19. great blue heron look at the eyes!
20. Canada geese
21. common grackle(s)
22. house wren
23. northern flickers
24. black-capped chickadee
25. peregrine falcon
26. hairy woodpecker
27. lark sparrow
28. mourning dove
29. American crow
30. downy woodpecker
31. American robin
32. American goldfinch
33. red-winged blackbird 3-27-22
34. mallard
34. mallard hen
35. house finch
36. scrub jay
37. rufous hummingbird
38. vesper sparrow
39. Cooper's hawk
40. white-crowned sparrow
41. pied-billed grebe
42. white-breasted nuthatch
43. dark-eyed junco
44. Townsend's solitaire
45. blue jay
46. ruby-crowned kinglet
47. Wilson's snipe
48. belted kingfisher (female)
48. belted kingfisher (male)
49. mountain chickadee
50. bufflehead
51. rock pigeons
52. Eurasian collared dove
53. pine siskin
54. common goldeneye
55. This goose visited Viele Lake on 1-5-21. My guess: juvenile snow goose. Please email me if you can identify this goose.
56. prairie falcon (juvenile)
57. house sparrow
58. brown creeper
59. red-breasted nuthatch
60. common raven
61. European starling
62. song sparrow
63. Steller's jay
64. black-crowned night heron
64. black-crowned night heron(s)
65. Say's phoebe
66. Pt. 1 Bald eagle and osprey. Osprey has a fish and eagle wants it. Stay tuned.....
66. Pt. 2 osprey gives up the fish
66. Pt. 3 bald eagle focuses on the prize
66. Pt. 4 the prize goes to....the bald eagle!!
66. bald eagle 3-11-22
67. American kestrel
68. sharp-shinned hawk
69. ring-billed gull
70. ring-necked ducks 11-1-21
71. northern pintail (hen) 11-6-21
72. American Wigeon 12-17-21
73. lesser scaup 3-9-22
74. northern shoveler(s) 3-21-22
