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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 1d

I had no idea they stayed over winter. We have them in our Colorado back yard from July to the end of September most years. I remember reading that hummingbirds eat more insects in the Pacific Northwest.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 2d

A red-naped sapsucker drilling into a tree.

#birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 3d

I thought someone was kidding me when they said a woman was walking her emu on trails through Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. 😂

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 3d

It's nice to see some hummingbirds still foraging the flowers this late in the season.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 3d

Lesser Goldfinch at Rock Ledge Ranch in Colorado Springs.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 4d

I woke up a bit early this morning and decided to post a western bluebird for all the birders out there.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Scarlett.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 5d

A lovely red breasted nuthatch foraging the forest around Homestead Regional Park just east of Colorado Springs.
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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 6d

A Red Crossbill perched in the forest near Falcon Colorado.
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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 8d

A true honeycoma.

Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 15d

🎂 Happy Birthday

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 17d

A Northern Flicker hunting for food at Black Forest Regional Park in Colorado Springs.

#birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 17d

A downy woodpecker picking seeds at Black Forest Regional Park in Colorado Springs.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 22d

Some interesting insects buzzing around the flowers in Colorado Springs.

#insects, #nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 23d

A beautiful Steller's Jay moving from tree to tree in Black Forest Regional Park, Colorado Springs.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 24d

Ripe sunflower seeds for the black-capped Chickadee. Bear Creek, Colorado Springs.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · 24d

It's nice to see a few hummingbirds still foraging along Bear Creek in Colorado Springs.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Sep 2

I think we'll have a couple more weeks before they move on. It's been a pleasure seeing them visiting over the past month.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm getting a little side-eye from our resident hummingbird.

#Birds, #Nature, #Photography, #Colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Aug 25

I thought something looked a bit odd with this sunflower. Check out the little ambush bug on the right side of the flower.

#photography, #nature, #insects, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Aug 24

The backyard bumble bee's fast wing beat is captured in this image.

#photography, #insects, #nature.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Aug 24

A beautiful Atlantis fritillary butterfly sampling the nector of a flower in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

#nature, #photography, #colorado

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Aug 23

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, Cheyenne Mountain State Park Colorado.

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thank you Scarlett

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Carl Brooks @carl-brooks.bsky.social · Aug 22

A beautiful setting for the Hunt's Bumble Bee in Cheyenne Mountain State Park Colorado.

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