Les Barstow
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Les Barstow
@lesbarstow.bsky.social
Nature photographer, orchid grower, irish singer & musician, computer security software engineer and analyst.

Photos available at https://lesbarstow.com
Orchids available at https://thorodingardens.com
A young Moose resting just off the local trail. Taken with my phone.

📍Gilpin County, Colorado, US

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #colorado #moose
July 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Violet-Crowned Hummingbird. This is the specialty bird of Tucson Bird Alliance's Paton Center for Hummingbirds; it is rare in most other US locations. It is a challenging photo subject, too.

📍Patagonia, Arizona, US

#birds #birdphotography #arizona #hummingbirds
June 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Phainopepla, the "goth cardinal", actually one of the mostly tropical silky flycatchers.

📍Tucson Bird Alliance's Paton Center for Hummingbirds, Patagonia, Arizona, US

#birds #birdphotography #arizona #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Western Wood-Pewee

📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, US

#birds #birdphotography #colorado #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildliferefuges #nature #naturephotography
June 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
American Coot looking proud of its chicks.

📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, US

#birds #birdphotography #colorado #wildliferefuges #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
June 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A Burrowing Owl takes a short flight.

📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA

#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado #nationalwildliferefuges
#nature #naturephotography
June 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This Marbled Godwit was an unexpected find!

📍Lake Cochise, Willcox, Arizona, USA

#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #arizona
May 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
March 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Winter Wren visitimg our area. Such a warm brown.

📍Golden, Colorado, USA

#birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado
March 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A Sandhill Crane, to illustrate a trip to the 2025 Monte Vista Crane Festival.

📍Monte Vista, Colorado, USA

#birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #colorado
March 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
First False Spring is over. Colorado home at 9500 feet.
March 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My copy of Monnierara Millenium Magic 'Witchcraft', one of the blackest orchids ever bred. This hybrid is winner of an AOS First Class Certificate.

#orchids #blackorchid #flowers
March 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Kestrel pair, with the female in full wingspread.

📍Barr Lake State Park, Colorado, USA

#birds #birdphotography #birding #colorado #stateparks #wildlife #wildlifephotography
February 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Evening Grosbeak at home.

📍Gilpin County, Colorado, USA

#birds #birding #birdphotography #colorado #backyardbirds #wildlife #wildlifephotography
February 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Juniper Titmouse

📍Kingston, New Mexico, USA

#birds #birding #birdphotography #newmexico #wildlife #wildlifephotography
February 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Rock Cut Storms" - Long's Peak and Rock Cut are lit by low sunlight as storms darken the sky.

📍Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA

#nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalparks #photography
February 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"The Forest Shattered" - petrified logs dot the landscape.

📍Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

#nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #arizona #nationalparks #petrifiedwood #rocks #paleontology
February 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Scarlet-Rumped Tanager

📍Bosque del Cabo, Osa, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

#birds #birding #birdphotography #costarica #wildlife #wildlifephotography
February 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Goblins Assemble At Sunset" - Goblin Valley provides unique opportunities to explore among slightly larger than human-sized sandstone hoodoos.

📍Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA

#nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #utah #stateparks #photography
February 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Stripe-Tailed Hummingbird

📍Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

#birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #costarica #hummingbirds
February 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Western Meadowlark sings his heart out.

📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA

#birds #birding #birdphotography #colorado #wildlifephotography
February 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Moose Falls, a quick roadside stop in Yellowstone.

📍Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

#nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #wyoming #nationalparks #waterfall
February 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Metate Arch — a wind-carved, accessibly sized wonder.

📍Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA

#nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #utah #nationalparks
February 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Colorado's state bird, the Lark Bunting.

📍Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, USA

#birds #birding #birdphotography #colorado #wildlifephotography
February 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cala Lilies along the Oregon coast. These are escaped, growing wild.

📍Oregon, USA

#landscape #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #oregon #flowers #seascapes #photography
February 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM