06/25/05

WEBSITE IN PROGRESS

Hi, From Northwest Colorado Springs

Living in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, I have a game trail leading into my front yard.  Since deer routinely check my flower gardens for anything that suits their appetites, the survivors are mainly daisies and marigolds. One year, the deer ate my four new rose bushes down to barren shoots.  My ten-year-old lilac bushes are about a foot high.  A low plastic netting over my new ice plants thwarted the deer, but I didn't anticipate the rabbits going under the barrier and eating the ice plant to the ground.

But do I get the opportunity to photograph deer?  And young bunnies, hummingbirds, magpies, scrub jays, four eagles, squirrels, and the occasional bear that climbs up to my second-floor deck. I'm still missing pictures of the foxes, coyotes, hawks, and raccoons I've seen over the years.

After procrastinating about setting up this site, an event on the morning of 14 June 2005--along with some amicable pestering by friends who wanted prints--caused me to make the move.  That morning at about 7 a.m., a doe delivered two fawns in a sandbox at the bottom of my yard. Minutes later, I spotted her tending to her little dark lumps with legs, ears, and heads sticking out at odd angles. See the section on Newborn Fawns for more details and information on sets of 4 by 6 prints I'm offering.

I'm starting with the newborn photos, but I will add more from my collections, which include incredible pics of hummingbirds, a couple of trophy bucks, close-ups of antlers in progress with velvet on the stubs, and this year's young bunnies that are eating my yard two or three blades of grass at a time.

Jimmie H Butler, Author and Photographer

jimmie@coloradourbanwildlifepics.com

Newborn Fawns	The Bunny Zone
As a result of request from acquaintances on how they might buy prints, I have selected an opening offering of 3 sets of ten 4 by 6 inch prints. Early interest is in buying prints to frame as gifts or to share with children and grandchildren. Update on the Newborns  New Pics added 25 June While Mama Deer is still quite protective in these early days, I have had a chance to see the fawns and how much they are changing.  I'll document some of those changes on this page.   Information on The Slice article distributed with the Colorado Springs Gazette in northern Colorado Springs.	My daughter, Kellie, is the bunny person.  I wanted to get some bunny pictures for her.  This year I have had at least 3 young bunnies trying to eat my yard.  With my zoom lenses, I have captured some interesting details.  Lots of eating and some cleaning themselves up.  Some hi-jinks between bunnies as one invades the other's territory.  I've put together an initial offering of 1 set of 10 bunny pictures for those of you who, like my daughter, find these gentle creatures cute and fascinating.
Urban Wildlife Calendars	Print Pricing and ordering information
I offer for print/download sample 2005 one-page calendars. I plan to offer calendars with more pictures for sale early in the fall.	I've put this site together from scratch and in a hurry, so I'm not yet ready to run E-Commerce with credit cards. This page includes how to order by check from my business address.   The original photographs/images and text on this website are © 2005 Jimmie H Butler