wildlife

678 Feet North goes live!

678 Feet North goes live!

Sound the trumpets! Clang the dinner bell! 678 Feet North has gone live on KindleVella with its first three episodes! Follow the absurd adventures of wild animals, horses, and humans as we share rural life 678 feet North of city limits. In Episodes 1 -3, experience...

Overnight, they turned into teenagers!

Overnight, they turned into teenagers!

Our baby geese now look like they could almost fly. Our pair of geese hatched out six youngsters earlier this spring, and have done a great job nurturing and protecting their offspring. The "kids" are almost big enough to fly. In other wildlife news, yesterday we...

‘The wild hawk stood …’

‘The wild hawk stood …’

Red-tailed hawk, January 27, 2018 "The wild hawk stood with the down on his beakAnd stared with his foot on the prey."- Lord Alfred Tennyson See our other wildlife: [gallery_bank type="images" format="masonry" title="true" desc="true" responsive="true"...

Deer, eagle, heron (?) Oh, my!

Deer, eagle, heron (?) Oh, my!

Our latest wildlife "catches" ... See our other wildlife: [gallery_bank type="images" format="masonry" title="true" desc="true" responsive="true" animation_effect="" album_title="true" album_id="8"]

We think it’s a red-tailed hawk

We think it’s a red-tailed hawk

This elusive bird of prey was difficult to "catch" astride a horse, but we think it's a red-tailed hawk. It was quite large. Other wildlife sightings at Poudre River Stables: [gallery_bank type="images" format="masonry" title="true" desc="true" responsive="true"...

The foxes are back!

The foxes are back!

We caught this youngster in action last month, but forgot to post him. One of the great joys of our location along the Poudre River is the wildlife. The foxes were decimated a few years ago by mange, which for foxes, can be fatal. Welcome back! See more of our...

Pair of bald eagles pays us a visit

Pair of bald eagles pays us a visit

Bald eagles! This pair of bald eagles surprised us during a farrier visit Thursday. Not something you see every day, especially with all the development and road construction we've had around here. It's possible they enjoy hunting fish from our pond. A White...