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Lora Z.
@zeeforshort.bsky.social
Coloradoan, by way of Illinois, who thinks life is best lived outside. Retired Lab Analyst and Teamster, life-long Democrat.
Birder, hiker, German learner, curious about everything.
#BirdOfTheDay
#WinterLight

A beautiful Harris's Sparrow, an occasional Winter resident along the Front Range of Colorado.
January 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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#TwoOfAKind
Hungry Eastern Kingbird fledglings, Colorado
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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#PerferctPerch
Northern Mockingbird, Colorado
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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#ShortBills
Field Sparrow, Colorado. Local rarity that chose to winter
behind our house last year.
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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#Raptor
Red-Tailed Hawk, Colorado
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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#LongBeaks
American White Pelican, Colorado
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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#Solitude
Least Flycatcher, Colorado
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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#Nature
Young Pied-billed Grebe, Colorado
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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#MoodyFaces

Cheeky Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Arizona
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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#ShortBeaks
Our neighborhood Sharp-shinned Hawk.
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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#SpecklesandSpots
Gila Woodpecker, Pima County, Arizona
January 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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#Snowy
Song Sparrow, Colorado
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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#BranchingOut
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Colorado
December 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#BirdButts
Black-capped Chickadee. One of a pair, investigating a cavity. Colorado
December 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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#Serenity
Lesser Yellowleg, Cache La Poudre River, Colorado
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Belted Kingfisher, Colorado Cache La Poudre River
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#QuietObservers
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Lora Z.
who needs seat belts, smoke detectors, lifeboats or parachutes
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Momentarily headless Cooper's Hawk
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#ScratchersandPruners
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Colorado Great Blue Heron in breeding plumage.
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#HeronsandEgrets
December 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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#splash
Snowy Egret, Colorado Cache la Poudre River
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Reposted by Lora Z.
A constitutional law attorney reviewed Tina Peters' request for a presidential pardon on state-level charges and found it full of "factual inaccuracies, procedural inaccuracies, and legal inaccuracies." @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reposted by Lora Z.
At least six Western conservation groups have abruptly lost their federal grant funding, threatening efforts to restore habitats, protect at-risk species, and support small farmers.
After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse - High Country News
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Reposted by Lora Z.
NEW: Tina Peters is staying put in a Colorado prison.

Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Tina Peters to remain in state custody despite federal request
The Colorado Department of Corrections is resisting federal pressure to transfer a former Mesa County clerk to federal custody, despite Trump's backing.
www.9news.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM