pic Gwen Dordick Fritillary! These butterflies remind me of the finch. There are a plethora of types of fritillary, as there are pages of different finches in the bird ID books. They share a common challenge. Most look about the same. Google ID, generally amazing, was great in ID’ing this as a “fritillary,” and different […]

As a longtime Boulder native and an avid lover of our sprawling natural landscapes, I’ve traversed the Homestead and Mesa Trail Loop in Eldorado Springs countless times. Each journey brings its own unique beauty, but a recent hike offered me a truly extraordinary sight that I had somehow missed all these years. Tucked amidst the […]