Baby On Board

In doing this painting I kept thinking of today’s version of infant seats and the signs/stickers that you so...

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I’m Only Bluffing

The young, fledgling Fish Hawk, or Osprey, that I’ve depicted in “I’m Only Bluffing” is...

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Problem Child

This young bull has restraints and then some… a brass nose ring, heavy rope halter and a leather collar...

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Room with a View

Yellow-Necked Field Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), Field Mice in general will nest just about anywhere, using...

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Feather Spirits

The eagle feather head dresses worn by the Plains Indians were symbols of their rank within their tribe, their...

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Not A Happy Face

One of our apex predators, the Mountain Lion, also known as a Cougar, Puma, Panther or Catamount is North...

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Aquila chrysaetos – The Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos – The Golden Eagle is one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. It...

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Moccasin Magic

Moccasin Magic – Kiowa Emanating from the era of the Indian nations that for generations covered the...

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“Old Dick”

“Old Dick”, an outfitters pack mule that I happened across when hiking high on Independence Trail near...

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The Baby Rufous and the Columbine

Rufous Hummingbird (selasphorus rufus)Yellow Columbine (Ranunculaceae Aquilegia hinckleyana) The Baby Rufous...

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Canopy Gaze

Canopy Gaze – leopardus pardalis Stealthily lurking through the tropical plants that cover the jungle...

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Iron White Man

Ever since I came across the image of this Lakota Souix known as “Iron White Man” I was taken by the...

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No Feathers, Just Yet

This young Indian, most likely from a northern plains tribe such as the Mandan, or Arikara, has already started to...

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The Aggressor

Mustang/Cayuse (American Wild Horse) Wild horse stallions can be unpredictable and highly aggressive in protecting...

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Evening Eyes

Barn Owl (tyto alba) This medium sized owl with long rounded wings, long slim legs, a heart shaped face, no ear...

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The Shaman

Every Native American tribe had a Shaman, or Medicine Man, found within the their hierarchy serving as healers,...

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The Race Is To The Swift….. (Blue Mesa Baby)

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) In May and early June, across the western plains and basins of the North...

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Distant Dilemma

The Flathead Indians of Western Montana, also known as the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d’Oreilles were...

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Afraid of Eagles

In the late 1800’s, on more than one occasion, the US government brought many Indian Chiefs from their...

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Cayuse

"Cayuse" aside from being the name of an Indian tribe from the Pacific Northwest, it's also a slang, cowboy term,...

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Vantage Point

Canadian Lynx (Lynx Canadensis) Some five miles to the south of Lake City, Colorado there’s a trail head for a...

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Bluebill

The Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) The Greater Scaup, or as it’s more readily known…”Bluebill” a...

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The Tapadero’s and the Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) While thinking of areas to visit in search for reference, I came across some...

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Starter Home…One Room Western Style

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) The Western Bluebird is monogamous. The male normally finds its partner while...

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The Mind is Shoreless and Still

Wood Duck (aix sponsa) Originally this piece was done as an entry for the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp contest,...

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Lucero’s Saddle

Stellars Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) The Stellars Jay is native to western North America closely related to the Blue...

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An Unexpected Spot

Appaloosa Foal Whether in the wild, or in a more domesticated setting, young animals are similar in their actions...

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High Country Kestrel

Sparrow Falcon (falco sparvaius) The American Kestral, also known as a “Sparrow Hawk” or “Mouse Hawk“ is...

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Sonoran Serenade

Gambels Quail (Callipepla gambelii) Gambel’s Quail can be found in the warmest deserts, thriving among the...

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