DIPPER ALONG THE POUDRE - At Gateway Natural Area snow sulfurs and monarch butterflies are

sulfurs and monarch butterflies are stand-outs among these

<p>Photo by Bud Lehnhausen

the species actually ranges from south-central Alaska through mountainous areas of western Canada and the U

Fairly common in ponderosa pine forests of Colorado

I painted this partly to remind myself not to miss the fall aspens there

DIPPER ALONG THE POUDRE - At Gateway Natural Area snow sulfurs and monarch butterflies areAn American dipper stands on a rock amidst the rushing waters of a Rocky Mountain stream. Among my favorite songbirds, dippers always amaze me with their ability to dive underwater and fly walk along the bottom in pursuit of aquatic prey. I never tire of watching these charcoal gray birds bob up and down on their pinkish legs. No spring is complete without a chance to hear their melodious lilting courtship songs. I painted this scene based on a