Colorado & Kansas - July 2012
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July 7, 2012 (Cheyenne Bottoms Inn / Hoisington, Barton County, Kansas) -- Western Kingbird with breakfast
July 7, 2012 (Cheyenne Bottoms Inn / Hoisington, Barton County, Kansas) -- Western Kingbird with breakfast
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [visitor's Center] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) -- Visitor Center signage](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-s7RXsZF/0/16cc3671/Ti/IMG_3552-Ti.jpg)
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [near Migrant's Mile Nature Trail] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) -- Yellow-headed Blackbird](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-vqvMrtR/0/1bc59240/Ti/IMG_3541-Ti.jpg)
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [near Migrant's Mile Nature Trail] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) -- White-faced Ibis](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-9nsNnLt/0/2ead4c20/Ti/IMG_3545-Ti.jpg)
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [near Little Salt Marsh] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) -- Northern Bobwhite](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-cGTHqM7/0/81b7be6f/Ti/IMG_3550-Ti.jpg)
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [Little Salt Marsh] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) -- American Avocet](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-m52pC9j/0/0828e2de/Ti/IMG_3551-Ti.jpg)
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [South Sterling Road] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) --](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-VMLKs38/0/c7f9c9bb/Ti/IMG_3554-Ti.jpg)
![July 6, 2012 (Quivira National Wildlife Refuge [near Migrant's Mile Nature Trail] / Great Bend, Stafford County, Kansas) -- Yellow-headed Blackbirds [almost sunset]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-qHwmTfs/0/dd11ac15/Ti/IMG_3556-Ti.jpg)
![July 7, 2012 (Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area [headquarters] / Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas) -- Entrance signage](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-rzTSHsB/0/a73f09a8/Ti/IMG_3585-Ti.jpg)
![July 7, 2012 (Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area [above canal] / Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas) -- Great Horned Owl atop a refuge sign [very close]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-8thPVV5/0/7b7ebc4f/Ti/IMG_3579-Ti.jpg)
![July 7, 2012 (Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area [farmfield at edge of road] / Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas) -- Wild Turkey hen with pouts](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-TsDdrBb/0/4b53a4e5/Ti/IMG_3589-Ti.jpg)
![July 7-14, 2012 (Vail [Lionshead edge of Gore Creek] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- small stones in the sand spelling location [imagine some children arranged this signage]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-9CRLNj2/0/94dfbc9e/Ti/IMG_3645-Ti.jpg)
![July 7, 2012 (Vail [Lionshead Lodge] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- Katie, Ada & Jon](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-Md2jDKG/0/d93abb48/Ti/IMG_3599-Ti.jpg)
![July 8, 2012 (Vail Mountain [on aerial tram cable] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- Violet-green Swallow [the most abundant bird seen in Vail thus far]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-LWZVMW6/0/a2be4327/Ti/IMG_3604-Ti.jpg)
![July 8, 2012 (Vail Mountain [Berry Picker Trail] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- Jonathon & Ada [beginning of a four hour walk to the top of the mountain]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-67bM9F5/0/b0a85626/Ti/IMG_3605-Ti.jpg)
![July 8, 2012 (Vail Mountain [Berry Picker Trail] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- Jonathon & Ada [Ada was able to take a nap - the rest of us were tired enough to want a nap]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-sjnHh2c/0/10b462ae/Ti/IMG_3606-Ti.jpg)
![July 8, 2012 (Vail Mountain [from Berry Picker Trail] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- a very noisy Lincoln's Sparrow](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-GpxxwvF/0/5d6fe970/Ti/IMG_3609-Ti.jpg)
![July 8, 2012 (Vail Mountain [from Berry Picker Trail] / Vail, Eagle County, Colorado) -- a grove of Aspens, before we climbed above the Aspen's](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vacation/Colorado-Kansas-July-2012/i-KCbXxrT/0/23a6ad11/Ti/IMG_3611-Ti.jpg)
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