Guard Duty

There's more to the Poudre than just fly fishing (I know, I could hardly believe it either).  Every now and again you see something really spectacular if you simply stop to look:

This guy was perched atop a tree overlooking one of my favorite stretches of the river.  He's keeping an eye on things for me when I'm off the water.  I suppose - technically - he could be considered part of the "competition" for fishable trout water, but in this case I'm not going to complain.