Birds

The Lumineers shed light on life in Denver and their evolving sound

Get your geese at the High Plains Snow Goose Festival in Lamar

The lesser snow goose is an undependable fellow: Cruising the Western Central Flyway during migration, it makes one of its stopovers at John Martin Reservoir near Lamar. But, hey, some days the pickings might look better at Horse Creek Reservoir outside of Las Animas. And sometimes, when the weather ... More >>

Corvus Coffee will open a shop on South Broadway

Coffee started as a hobby for Phil Goodlaxson, owner of Corvus Coffee. "I have a business degree, I did the corporate life for a bit, and when I'd had enough of that, I started looking for something that would be an artisan craft. I started getting more and more interested in coffee," he explains. ... More >>

The Bird Is the Word

Coffee started as a hobby for Phil Goodlaxson, owner of Corvus Coffee. "I have a business degree, I did the corporate life for a bit, and when I'd had enough of that, I started looking for something that would be an artisan craft. I started getting more and more interested in coffee," he explains. ... More >>

I'm going to race a pigeon on a god damn bicycle

​Pigeons, it seems, have at least one other use besides shitting on statues: racing. For its upcoming exhibit Thinking About Flying, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver partnered up with the Foothills Pigeon Racing Club to train a group of racing pigeons to fly from the homes of MCA visitors ... More >>

Kaydee's Rum Punch at Crash 45

​On Saturday I was in Globeville looking for the White Owl, a bar that took over a sixty-year-old Slavic speakeasy named the Portulaca Cafe in 2008. The Owl had a reputation as a super-friendly, cash-only bar without food but with PBR on tap. As it turns out, the White Owl has flown the coop ... More >>

On cooo: If pigeons didn't love MCA Denver, they wouldn't keep coming back, right?

​Homing pigeons are amazing birds. From a young age, they have the ability to find their way home to where they were raised from hundreds of miles away. This ability -- which has yet to be fully understood - made them perfect for delivering messages in ancient Egypt, where people would tie not ... More >>

Absurdist Interview: Artist/Photographer Sara Ford

Photo: Jessica Sain​Colorado native artist and photographer Sara Ford started painting in college because she didn't want to take the color theory class everyone hated. Needless to say, she got really good at it. Through photography, she has worked with clients such as 303 Magazine, Denver Mag ... More >>

Woman and Scarecrow is far more mesmerizing than depressing

Photo: Jessica Sain​Colorado native artist and photographer Sara Ford started painting in college because she didn't want to take the color theory class everyone hated. Needless to say, she got really good at it. Through photography, she has worked with clients such as 303 Magazine, Denver Mag ... More >>

Memorial Day observed 24/7 by a brooding bald eagle: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 64. Fort Logan: An eagle-eyed watch over a tiny gravestone dedicated to those who gave. At Fort Logan National Cemetery, veterans, Boy Scouts, Auxillary wives and Senator Michael Bennet will observe this week ... More >>

Spitters are quitters at Swallows

The study of neighbors through their lawn decorations... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 64. Fort Logan: An eagle-eyed watch over a tiny gravestone dedicated to those who gave. At Fort Logan National Cemetery, veterans, Boy Scouts, Auxillary wives and Senator Michael Bennet will observe this week ... More >>

Penguin's revenge: UCD students' animated short drawing studio buzz

The Penguin as seen in "A Complex Villainelle."​Most student film projects never get a screening outside the classroom. But the University of Colorado at Denver's Digital Animation Center takes a different approach. Instead of sending budding Scorseses out to make two dozen individual and utte ... More >>

Ken Salazar sued by conservation group crying fowl over the Sprague's Pipit

WildEarth Guardians says this little guy deserves to be listed as an endangered species.​A prominent wildlife conservation group is suing Secretary of the Interior (and former Colorado Senator) Ken Salazar for reportedly failing to protect a prairie song bird that many say is nearing extinctio ... More >>

Rusty hummer strap-on revitalizes old wood: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 59. South Park Hill: Rusty hummingbird hovers over wagon wheel daisy. Old-timey farm implements and wagon-y westernalia are common in Denver's outback neighborhoods (Marston, Fort Logan and Bear Valley), where ... More >>

Back to Its Roots

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 59. South Park Hill: Rusty hummingbird hovers over wagon wheel daisy. Old-timey farm implements and wagon-y westernalia are common in Denver's outback neighborhoods (Marston, Fort Logan and Bear Valley), where ... More >>

Howl at the Moon

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Be​ Figure 59. South Park Hill: Rusty hummingbird hovers over wagon wheel daisy. Old-timey farm implements and wagon-y westernalia are common in Denver's outback neighborhoods (Marston, Fort Logan and Bear Valley), where ... More >>

Ken Salazar's gotta be happy: The black-tailed prairie dog isn't endangered after all

Stop resting easy, pal. You're not endangered anymore.​Last December, when President Barack Obama first announced the nomination of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior, Tucson's Center for Biological Diversity criticized the choice, claiming that Salazar's environmental r ... More >>

Video: Watching Denver Zoo patrons watch penguins watch light move on a wall

What do you get when you mix penguins at the Denver Zoo, a beam of light reflected off someone's watch and Labor Day weekend boredom? Hours and hours of wholesome, family entertainment, that's what!

Kenny Be's Yard Arteology: Of pigs and plastic pink flamingos

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments... Figure 18. Regis: A logical balance of birds and boars Perhaps the second-most vexing question facing the Denver homeowner is, "What yard-art animals should I get to flank my front door?" The most popular option is the lounging lion pair, f ... More >>

Flick Pick

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments... Figure 18. Regis: A logical balance of birds and boars Perhaps the second-most vexing question facing the Denver homeowner is, "What yard-art animals should I get to flank my front door?" The most popular option is the lounging lion pair, f ... More >>

Today's Night & Day featured event: 12 Days of Jax

This time of year can be so draining for everybody, what with the before-Christmas frenzy -- so why not find a secular reason to celebrate the season? Here's a good one for all you seafood addicts out there: Jax Fish House Denver is celebrating its twelfth anniversary, and hence is offering 12 Day ... More >>

Jumpin' Jax

This time of year can be so draining for everybody, what with the before-Christmas frenzy -- so why not find a secular reason to celebrate the season? Here's a good one for all you seafood addicts out there: Jax Fish House Denver is celebrating its twelfth anniversary, and hence is offering 12 Day ... More >>

Encounters at the End of the World

Gleaning lessons from the darkness, Herzog treks to Antarctica in Encounters at the End of the World.

Insomnia's Not So Funny

What's So Funny celebrates a birthday. Sort of.

Candorville Transforms Dana Perino Into a Parrot

What's So Funny celebrates a birthday. Sort of.

Get a Cue!

What's So Funny celebrates a birthday. Sort of.

Get a Cue!

What's So Funny celebrates a birthday. Sort of.

Bold Girls

Crossroads Theater hits the streets with this play about four Irish women.

Howl!

Varmints are wild in the streets of Park Hill.

A Squirrel in Hand

Is worth a king-sized candy bar in the Baker neighborhood.

Building a Better Mousetrap

Biologist Rob Ramey isn't afraid of taking risks -- but taking on environmentalists may be his riskiest move.

Best Getaway From 1.5 Million Chatfield Park Visitors

Waterton Canyon

Fighting Back

Banned Books Week offers a chance to speak out

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Asian Deli

Best Avian Hotline

Colorado Rare Bird Alert Hotline

Exhibit A

Where it's always showtime

Best Turkey Caller Using His Pro Sports Split V3

Bob Cook
Strasburg

Best Place to Score a Birdie

Exotic Birds of Denver/
Carson's Outbound Golf

Best Advice on Pesky Wildlife

Wildlife Master Volunteers
CSU Cooperative Extension Service

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 20, 2001

Best Guilt-Free Butcher

Timberline Meats

Best Place to Catch Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Four Direction Farm

Off Limits

Park like an eagle.

House Rules

Truth, this is thy dwelling place!

Best tonic for your soles

Dardano's Shoes and Repair Web site www.dardanos.com

Art Beat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Talking Shop

Paths of Glory.

The Wild Life

Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

Mouthing Off

Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.

Thrills for the week

Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fight battles outdoors and in the office.