Landscapes Sightings
December 07, 2020

December 07, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 10:45 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, no breeze This morning I decided to forgo my normal hike in the Rock Canyon area at Lake Pueblo State Park and go, instead, a little further out to the Wildlife Area that is just West of Lake Pueblo. My thinking was that there might be a different variety of birds out in this less peopled landscape. Because I was going to this alternate area I decided to try using a vintage Minolta 200 mm MC Tele Rokkor lens. I figured that any birds I found (really hoping for…

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Landscapes Sightings
December 06, 2020

December 06, 2020

Environment:Start Time:10:40 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, no breeze I tried changing things up this morning – heading out the door with my vintage Olympus Zuiko 14-54 mm lens attached to my new Lumix GH4 camera. The light over the last couple of days has been amazing so I decided to try some late Autumn “scenic” photography. Even though the major color has faded to a memory, the now mostly bare trees have a certain majesty as they prepare to stand against the fast approaching Winter. Today’s featured image and the one posted below are examples of…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 05, 2020

December 05, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 11:30 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, light breeze Spectacular weather continues. I’m not sure why the birds are making themselves so scarce. Maybe the continued presence of Red-Tails and Kestrels has something to do with it – not sure. That is not to say that today’s photo efforts went unrewarded. I managed to spot a male Belted Kingfisher perched along the Arkansas River AND on the same side of the river as me! He (it was a male) was quite content to sit on a branch and take in the fine weather. I shot quite…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 04, 2020

December 04, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 11:25 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, no breeze Once again I find the climate amenable to a morning outing. My avian friends, however, did not seem to feel the same way. It was oddly quiet as I executed my normal patrol of the area. The only birds I saw in flight were a Belted Kingfisher and a Flicker – both of whom were heading upriver as I was heading downriver. I did take (and delete) a few frames of a Song Sparrow poking around on the trail’s edge. I also tried a long shot of…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 03, 2020

December 03, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 1:20 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, light breeze December opened up this year with two days of frigid temps and some wicked wind. Things have settled down (and warmed up) so I did manage to get out to Lake Pueblo State Park this afternoon. I must say that it was worth the wait – perfect conditions. The icing on the cake came in the form of some pretty decent bird sightings. Very early in the walk I came upon a Great Blue Heron perched in tree near the Anticline Fishing Pond – a very popular…

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