Sondermann Park V

Leaving the shade of the creek side trails and heading up Blue Stem Trail.

Sondermann Park IV

Mesa Creek

Sondermann Park III

Westfork Trail

Northern Flicker Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

"On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill."  cite

 On my walk through Sondermann Park these woodpeckers would do exactly that, thought it was strange but now I know they were just having a late breakfast.

Sondermann Park II

Meadow at Sondermann Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

N38 51.486, W104 50.329

Stratton Open Space VI

Another view looking Westerly into North Cheyenne Cañon Park from the Chamberlain Ridgeway Spur (trail), Stratton Open Space, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Stratton Open Space V

A view of North Cheyenne Cañon Park

Stratton Open Space IV

South Suburban Reservoir

Stratton Open Space III

Stratton Open Space II

N38 47.964 W104 52.190