Cathie Richardson Illustration

I joined the Carson Valley Eagles Tour February 8 and we saw several eagles in trees.  Three in this tree. This was in a neighborhood around Minden that had a field behind the houses. There were eagles and various hawks in  the trees in the area. Then we went to Settelmeyer's Ranch in Douglas County  to see the new calves. He said the eagles had been out there early around feeding time eating their breakfast of the afterbirth. The eagles hang out in the area until the  moms are distracted by eating. The calving is done this time of year when it is still cold to stave off disease.  I've listed new paintings on my Fine Art America site   of the area near the Black Rock desert and Leadville, a ghost town I like to go to for wildflower painting. Click here for Leadville Balsam Field painting details   It's unpredictable how the wildflowers will be in the area. If it has been a really wet winter, it will be full of wildflowers, and ticks too.  This is...