Your white balance looks fine to me Bob. I only said it was my fav because its a MTB. :thumbsup: I used to ride tons. Even got into racing a bit. Not so much anymore.
In these parts, you usually drive to parks or the like to shoot. I agree you can cover a larger area. I've done that a few times. I imagine in Colorado, places to capture some wildlife might be more within biking distance than here.

Like the hawk photos. I have yet to get a good shot of them perched.