Wow - that is such a beautiful photo @Clip, as are all you’ve posted, but the icy branch fortress makes it especially impressive to me!
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Thank you! Pure luck though. I still remember this day because I felt so lucky.
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This encounter with a hunting Merlin late last year on a snowy day happened so fast I’m still amazed I got a pretty good shot of it.
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Thought I’d share two southern hemisphere photos to add to a previous “best” I shared of koalas!
First is a Rainbow Lorikeet feasting on blackberries in a conservation park.
Very prolific where I live to annoyance level if you have a garden with plenty of fruit trees 
Our pear tree is basically theirs now. Every year. Binge eaters. But how can you deny them? And did I mention how noisy they are??
This echidna is particularly blonde so is an outlier to the usual ones I observe.
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One of my all time favorite photos. Yes it is a good photo maybe not a great photo but it is reminder of my only encounter with bears while living in Colorado. Thus it will be cherished by me forever.
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Hey, I know Chatfield! That whole wildlife corridor along the South Platte generates amazing observations. Don’t give up hope about getting to species, either; Colorado has some very skilled insect IDers. It just takes a while, sometimes. 
My favourite bird shot is this one of a Belted Kingfisher male that I caught just as he landed on a branch after a dive. The wet feathers, the little drips along some edges, great lighting and natural composition. And you could tell that he’s already started a preen. It’s quite ‘narrative’ with all these little clues.
I guess for me it was capturing that ‘moment’ when all the action was just over.
Plus, it’s from my closest (walkable) park which protects a creek that has a wooden pedestrian bridge connecting the two creekside trails.
I took this shot standing in the middle of that bridge which gave so many people great bird pic angles.
Sadly, that bridge was removed this month and they’re upgrading to steel and concrete. (sigh)
Not the same.
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I feel very confused. Admittedly my bear experience is woefully inadequate, but I would identify this as not a bear. (Is the bear behind you?)
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It is a great area for wildlife. As for the Robber Fly I have been told by experts that I don’t have a good angle on it for id purposes. I no longer live in Colorado and I do miss it sometimes. I’m in Florida now which has abundant wildlife but very different in many respects than Colorado.
Hi Lucy,
As a matter of fact the bears had been behind me. They had wandered out of sight just prior to me taking this photo. Those photos did not turn out very well so I don’t feel right about posting them in this topic. So here is the link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=41638&user_id=cpurple&verifiable=any The innocent face of the young Bighorn Sheep was very welcome after the male bear.
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I was pretty pleased with this photo. It may not be the “best,” but I took it right at the perfect moment.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264145109
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