Observaciones de milletman

Crawling rapidly across cement patio and onto the grassy fringe. Prominent B&W color pattern.

1st photo: Fuzzy focus, but better angle to observe inflorescence structure (paired flowers at leaf nodes), and leaf arrangement (+/- opposite).
2nd photo: Better focus showing 5 yellow petals.

Doe & fawn crossing yard near garden, after first killing frost (note bleached foliage on sweetcorn in foreground).

Along Truman's Gulch Trail, about 2 miles above trailhead; white-berried form

Late-flowering yellow aster on short, dark green, woody stems

50-60 cm long snake crossing the footpath near the picnic table N of the parking lot

Female or juvenile Merlin on T-post above Sentinel Drive road cut

Mountain Chickadee (and a Black-capped Chickadee that is not identifiable in this view) on a suet feeder in a Rocky Mountain Juniper

Small flock of 10 birds in undeveloped city park along Mandeville Creek south of W.Oak Street

Mammal tracks on a snow-covered sidewalk. American Red Squirrel or Mountain Cottontail (less likely as typical elongated rear footprints were not seen)

This hawk & its mate are year-round residents in this subdivision

Mule Deer fawn was bedded down 3 m off Sentinel Drive until disturbed by a passing jogger

Male RNP that was gleaning below a feeder after attempting unsuccessfully to land directly on the feeder itself

In the campground in Colombus, along the Yellowstone River