Photos: The wonders of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

• Snowshoes set out for future naturalists for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Jim Kravitz, the ACES Naturalist Program Director, for training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft.
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• Rebecca Weiss, birding guide at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, prepares patrons for their birding experience on Tuesday with a mini lecture on finches before going on their birding tour outside.
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• A bald eagle sits on its perch above Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• Male and female mallard ducks swim around Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• A bald eagle sits on its perch above Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• A bald eagle soars above Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• Birding guide Rebecca Weiss leads guests on the trails at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center Tuesday morning. Tours are offered throughout the year and can be found on this website http://www.aspennature.org/
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• A black-capped chickadee enjoys the seeds in the bird feeders Tuesday morning at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center during the birding tour.
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• A stuffed great horned owl sits inside the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center. The owl was donated by Jesse Deane in 2014 from T-Lazy-7 Ranch.
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• Canada geese swim around Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• A bald eagle sits on its perch above Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• A bald eagle sits on its perch above Hallam Lake on Tuesday morning during the birding tour at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies nature center.
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• Matt Thomas, an educator at ACES in Aspen, feeds the red-tailed hawk mice on Tuesday November 29th, afternoon. This hawk was brought to ACES from Tennessee in 2012 and is permanently disabled and unable to fly. To ensure the birds stay warm enough since they are unable to exercise properly ACES keeps them on the "fatter end" says Thomas.
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• The Great Horned Owl at ACES in Aspen on Tuesday, November 29th.
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• Future naturalists for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Jim Kravitz, the ACES Naturalist Program Director, center in blue, strap on snowshoes during training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft and pack down trails that will be used for touring the routes they will lead guests on this winter.
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• The Golden Eagle sits outside at ACES in Aspen on Tuesday, November 29th. This eagle is 34-years-old but has been at ACES for 32 years of her life; longer than any current ACES' employee.
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• The Golden Eagle sits outside at ACES in Aspen on Tuesday, November 29th. This eagle is 34-years-old but has been at ACES for 32 years of her life; longer than any current ACES' employee.
  Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times |

  

• Future naturalists for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies strap on snowshoes during training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft and pack down trails that will be used for touring the routes they will lead guests on this winter.
  Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times |

  

• The Golden Eagle sits outside at ACES in Aspen on Tuesday, November 29th. This eagle is 34-years-old but has been at ACES for 32 years of her life; longer than any current ACES' employee.
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• Jeff Isaacson, the King Cabin manager with Ashcroft Ski Touring, tells future naturalists for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Jim Kravitz, the ACES Naturalist Program Director, center in blue, what routes and rules apply during training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft.
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• The Golden Eagle sits outside at ACES in Aspen on Tuesday, November 29th. This eagle is 34-years-old but has been at ACES for 32 years of her life; longer than any current ACES' employee.
  Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times |

  

• Future naturalists for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies strap on snowshoes during training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft before touring the routes they will lead guests on this winter.
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• Sam Hinkle, a future naturalist for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies straps on snowshoes during training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft before touring the routes they will lead guests on this winter.
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• Future naturalists for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies strap on snowshoes during training Wednesday morning at King's Cabin in Ashcroft and pack down trails that will be used for touring the routes they will lead guests on this winter.
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