August mid-season

My first living place in Denver did not work out at all, and I was out in a few weeks.  I moved a bit west to the city-suburb of Lakewood, and its much better.  Barn Swallows were nesting in the carport when I moved in.
        I joined Denver Field Ornithologists and met some nice people on field trips.  Earlier in the summer I saw Western Grebes at Barr Lake.  During a recent field trip at Barr Lake we watched Western Grebes with fuzzy gray greblings who were very interested in the minnows offered by the parent.

       Yellow-headed Blackbirds were enjoying the sunshine and preening.  
     Next weekend I will join the group for a trip to a few good shorebird places to the NE.  It seems like shorebird migration is half-over. 

Penstemon is a favorite flower.  They grow in dry, rocky, inhospitable places with beautiful flowers.