There are four species of hummingbirds that are commonly seen in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The most common hummingbirds you’ll encounter are the Broad-tailed (Selasphorus platycercus) and Rufous (Selasphorus rufus). The Calliope (Selasphorus calliope) and Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri) hummingbirds are less common. photo credit: Tony Harman

A bass player balancing on his cello while playing on Pearl Street Mall. photo credit: Mikey Kahn

Summer is a longtime Boulder resident and will be a Senior in High School this year. She loves the people in Boulder and likes that everyone really cares about each other. Summer was part of the team that helped save the Twin Lakes Owl preserve in 2016. Keep up the good work Summer and thanks […]

photo credit: Tony Harman

Wildflowers can be found across Colorado, but when you see them depends on your elevation. Wildflowers are more visible at higher elevations in July and August. Wildflowers in lower elevations are best viewed in late spring or early summer. Photo credit: Bill Conboy

Meet Rose! “I moved out to Boulder last August. I was born and raised in Florida, but will never go back. The first day I was out here already felt like home. I was walking around one day and walked into Brooklyn Pizza. They hired me immediately. It’s fun to work here – you meet […]

Morning photo taken from 75th and Arapahoe. Photo includes Boulder and Longs Peak. Longs Peak may be seen from most of the northern Front Range Urban Corridor, as well as from Longmont, Colorado. It is one of Colorado’s most conspicuous mountains, towering 9,000 feet (2,700 meters) over the Great Plains’ western boundary. The summit is […]

This lovely photo was sent in by a Boulder resident who was visiting Boulder Brook on Fall River in Estes Park while it was snowing most of the afternoon. Estes Park, Colorado, which has an elevation of 7,522 feet. It’s just outside Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the highest national parks in the United […]