Nine-Years ago (26-August-2007) — Colorado

Summertime Nature in Colorado.

Squirrel at Caribou Ranch, Boulder County Parkland. The multitasking squirrel knows it will be a long winter. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 105 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec).

Squirrel at Caribou Ranch, Boulder Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 105 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Squirrel at Caribou Ranch, Boulder Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 105 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (04-August-2007) — Colorado,

Summertime Nature at the Caribou Ranch Open Space Preserve in Boulder County, Colorado.

Red Barn at the Caribou Ranch Open Space Preserve in Boulder County, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Red Barn at the Caribou Ranch Open Space Preserve in Boulder County, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Red Barn at the Caribou Ranch Open Space Preserve in Boulder County, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (04-August-2007) — Colorado

Summertime Nature at the Caribou Ranch Open Space Preserve in Boulder County, Colorado.

While on a hike at the Caribou Ranch I noticed this strange plant growing in the forest.  A tall reddish stalk with hanging bell like flowers. It doesn’t appear to have any chlorophyll and lives mostly in the shade. I wondered if it was related to the Snow Plant I saw in Yosemite. Later on I found that it is a Coralroot Orchid. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 105 mm macro lens. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Strange Wildflower at the Caribou Ranch Open Space Preserve in Boulder County, Colorado. Later identified as a Coralroot Orchid. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 105 mm macro lens. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Coralroot Orchid. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 105 mm macro lens. (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (27-July-2008) — Colorado

Summertime Nature in Colorado

Butterfly on a Yellow Wildflower at the Caribou Ranch Open Space in Boulder County, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/13, 1/640 sec). Raw image reprocessed in 2015 using Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Butterfly (or Moth)? on a Yellow Wildflower at the Caribou Ranch -- Boulder County Open Space. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/13, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Butterfly (or Moth)? on a Yellow Wildflower at the Caribou Ranch — Boulder County Open Space. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/13, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)