Colorado Hairstreak – Art & Other Adventures with Narca

Chiricahua Mountains, Colorado Hairstreak, Coronado National Forest, Mexican Chickadee, Pine Satyr, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Short-tailed Hawk, Yellow-eyed Junco July 18, 2010April 29, 2022

Waiting for the Short-tails

A wait can be most engrossing. Today I returned to the Barfoot ridges in the Chiricahuas with Cathie Sandell, Christopher Rustay, and Noel and Helen Snyder, again watching for those two young Short-tailed Hawks and their parents. (Incorrigible, you say?) At the very start of … Continue readingWaiting for the Short-tails

Barfoot Park, butterflies, Chiricahua Mountains, Colorado Hairstreak, Gambel's Oak July 17, 2010April 29, 2022

Emergence

Yesterday Alan and I joined Helen and Noel Snyder for a Short-tailed Hawk vigil above Barfoot Park in the Chiricahua Mountains, and along the way we were distracted by a splendidly-colored Colorado Hairstreak, just emerged from its chrysalis and attempting to expand its wings. Emerging … Continue readingEmergence