Tony's Takes is a showcase for wildlife, landscape and weather photography from bald eagles to mountain vistas and tornadoes. All images © Tony’s Takes.
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Jun 13
Two to go... Of the three young bald eagles at this nest this year, one has fledged in recent days and was hanging out with mom nearby. The other two tested their wings but aren't quite ready to go.
#eagle #baldeagle #birding #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 12
“I’ve had enough of this place and I am outta here!” Yeah, a burrowing owl imitating me on a Friday, just wanting to start my weekend. 😆
#TGIF #owl #burrowingowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 11
Mirror, mirror. Great blue heron and its reflection. I got some great closeups but like this wider shot that captures its reflection in the perfectly calm water.
#heron #greatblueheron #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 10
Mountain goat gets its headshot taken. Quite a handsome one! Taken soon after sunrise at 14,000 feet, this mountain goat gave me some nice poses. It was lit up nicely against the dark background.
#mountaingoat #goat #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado #OptOutside
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Jun 9
Burrowing owl comes in for a landing. This little dude sure know how to put on a show. Love these little guys!
#owl #burrowingowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 8
The waning gibbous moon early in the morning. Some crazy cool detail can be seen in phases like this.
#moon #MoonMonday #space #astronomy #astrophotography #Colorado
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Jun 6
Little owl, big eyes. Check out this cutie! It is one of three great horned owl owlets at my local nest. Clearly it was well aware that I was there on this day. ;-)
#owl #greathornedowl #owlet #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 5
Bald eagle makes a raucous, fast departure. With three little mouths to feed, the adults at this nest stay quite busy. Here, the male departs to go grab another meal.
#eagle #baldeagle #birding #Colorado #wildlife #wildlifephotography
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Jun 4
Turkey vulture spreads its wings, warms itself in the Colorado high country. This cool guy / gal looked pretty impressive high on the side of a cliff.
#vulture #turkeyvulture #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 3
Burrowing owl flies by her mate. "Tower, this is Ghost Rider, requesting a flyby." I don’t know if he approved of it, but she did totally buzz the tower like Maverick in Top Gun. 😉
#owl #burrowingowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 2
A morning with the red dogs. The herd at @USFWSRMA_Alert has a bumper crop of baby bison this year. Sunday I got to spend some quality time with them. So cute! 🦬
#bison #buffalo #tatanka #reddog #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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Jun 1
Pano image by drone showing two impressive storm cells north and east of Denver. Four images stitched together. Large hail and potentially multiple tornadoes reported.
#Thornton #cowx #weather #thunderstorm
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Jun 1
Mountain goat surveying its domain against a gorgeous blue sky. That white and blue really pop to me. This handsome goat and its friend were hanging out in the rarified air at high-altitude this past weekend.
#goat #mountaingoat #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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May 31
First light at 14,000 feet. The thermometer on the car said 26 degrees and the winds were probably blowing at 40mph or higher. Yeah, not so much fun outside. Worth braving it for scenes like this though.
#mountains #14er #Colorado #cowx #snow #landscape #landscapephotography
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May 30
Peek-a-boo with a yellow-bellied marmot. After realizing it had been spotted, it briefly ducked below some rocks out of sight. Cautiously, it then peeked around the rock, giving me this cute shot.
#marmot #groundhog #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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May 29
Bald eagle nestlings stand at attention. Fine examples of the offspring of our national emblem. This is the first year for this nest and I am happy to see it be successful.
#eagle #baldeagle #eaglet #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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May 29
Great horned owl owlets keeping watch from on high. They are getting big now! The owlets at my favorite nest are losing their down and getting flight feathers.
#owl #owlet #greathornedowl #birding #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado
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May 28
American pika emerges to soak in the warm spring sun. After spending the winter hiding from the cold and buried under snow above 14k ft, this cute little one was probably glad to feel the sun on its body.
#pika #AmericanPika #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Colorado #OptOutside
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