The lazuli (meaning blue) bunting is a distinctive bird often seen in Platte County. These birds like to perch in low trees, shrubs, or on wires. The vivid blue head and rusty breast are the …
The quick and dirty answer is no. It’s not. But let’s be honest: when you’ve been caregiving for years—and you start losing items, staring into space, forgetting what you were about to …
A male Western Tanager displays the classical brilliant orange-red head and yellow body the species is known for as he snacks on a six-legged beetle in the canopy of evergreen trees. According to …
Word of the Week: “Commitment”. Official Definition: The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity. Chamber Definition: Saying “I’ll be there”… and actually …
It’s been over six years since a huge life change – one that I don’t regret and would do all over again in spite of how taxing it is. Taking care of a parent, and the role reversal that goes …
This common starling is one of North America’s most numerous songbirds. It was photographed as it sought a nest site near Wheatland in early April. The online encyclopedia, Brittanica.com, …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what this must feel like for our loved ones. Not from my side of it as her daughter, and most certainly not from the caregiving side. But from her …
Word of the Week: “Momentum.” Official Definition: The driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events. Chamber Definition: That magical moment when one good idea turns …
An immature bald eagle keeps watch on a high perch along Wheatland Reservoir No. 1 earlier this month. Juvenile bald eagles begin life with mostly brown coloring. According to birdfact.com, their …
Thank you, Chugwater mayor Josh Hopkins and Town Council for saying you should take the position to protect the Chugwater ‘view’ at all costs. If this proposed NextEra Energy project is built, it …
WHEATLAND - I’m going to say something out loud that I don’t love admitting – but I’ve promised you the good, the bad and the ugly, so here we go. My attitude lately? Not great. …
Described by allaboutbirds.com as a “silky, shiny collection of brown, gray and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, rakish black mask and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing …
Fuzzy-headed owlets are taking life very seriously so far in their shor life. The mother owl blins her eye as her only response to the harrassment of a blue jay.
LARAMIE — For Wyoming residents concerned about how their landscape plants will cope with a dry, windy and mild winter followed by temperature swings, the University of Wyoming Extension has …
WHEATLAND – Being a full-time, in-home caregiver is a bit like starring in your own one-person show. Except there’s no script, no intermission and the audience might throw apples (or …
As a business owner in Wheatland, I feel compelled to raise a concern that many in our community quietly share but rarely say out loud. Recently, the HVAC system project for the Coleman Building was …
The male owl blends into the bark of a tree as he sits branch that had been broken after severe winds a couple weeks ago at Lewis Park in Wheatland. The owl hen was spotted last week sitting high on …
These two porcupines were spotted a few days apart. One was near Grayrocks Reservoir (left), the other (below) was on North Dwyer Road. The large, slow-moving rodent has a muscular body covered with …
After a mild winter to the south and east, the first mountain bluebirds have returned to Platte County for the breeding season. The small song birds snack on caterpillars, grasshoppers, spiders, …
This robin in a juniper tree in Glendo is one of a "blush" of robbins enjoying the spring-like weather. When the colorful birds begin foraging and nesting activities, it often coincides with …