Prairie

Plains Greenthread and Six-weeks Fescue
The Pawnee National Grasslands of northeastern Colorado are filled with hidden treasures that are easily overlooked when one is in a rush to get to the mountains.

Yellow Flax (Linum rigidum)

Chorus Frog juxtiposed on a Prickly Pear Cactus

Naturalist Rick Brune

Black-tailed Prairie Dog pups

Black-tailed Prairie Dogs

Prairie Turnip (Pediomelum esculentum)

Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia polyacantha)

Stipa Spartea

Meadowlark

Meadowlark

Skeletonweed

Little Bluestem

Lark Bunting, our state bird

Kit Fox pups

Geyer’s Larkspur (Delphinium geyeri)

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)

Tufted Sandwort (Arenaria hookeri)

Yellow Flax (Linum rigidum)

Plains Greenthread and Six-weeks Fescue

Plains Greenthread and Six-weeks Fescue
HiAudrey,
Your pictures are charming, and your writing is poetic. In the prairie section, I particularly like the two prairie dogs, who seem to be singing a duet. 🙂
What make and model of camera do you use? And, how did you choose it?
Note that it’s very hard to read the field names in the Leave a Reply” section because of the black background. Would you consider changing the background color?
Thank you for your comments, Roger! I’m glad that you like the photos. My camera is a Panasonic Lumix FZ200, though lately I’ve also added a Nikon P600 for some of the forest and wetland images because of its longer zoom capability. I’ll take a look at the Reply section and see if anything can be done to change the background. I really appreciate your feedback! – Audrey