Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 07, 2021

August 07, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds or breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Starlings, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Blue Grosbeak, American Robin, Killdeer, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer w/ Fawns, Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit, Grasshopper, Orb Spider, Monarch Butterfly, yellow colored Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 06, 2021

August 06, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by wildfire haze and no clouds. No breeze. This morning was pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday. The only benefit of the haze is that it keeps down the heat. There was a bit more bird activity. I managed to catch three Sharp-shinned hawks bouncing from tree to tree. I’m pretty sure this was a family group though I don’t know how many of the birds were adults and how many were not. Today’s featured image is one of those birds. I also spotted a Great Horned Owl dozing…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 05, 2021

August 05, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by wildfire haze and few clouds. No breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, American Kestrel, Eastern Kingbird, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jays, Sandpiper-like wader, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common GrackleCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer w/ Fawns, Stink Beetle, Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 03, 2021

August 03, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by heavy wildfire haze and clouds. No breeze. Air Quality alert in effect. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Stink Beetle, Monarch Butterfly, Tarantula Hawk Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 02, 2021

August 02, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by heavy wildfire haze. No breeze. Air Quality alert in effect. All I want is for a few different types of birds to land nearby in good light and look adorable. Is that too much to ask? I guess it was today – though with the heavy fire haze I can’t really blame the birds for staying in. I saw, briefly an OK variety of birds – the rarest of them what I believe to be a female Blue Grosbeak. The picture that I got was only good enough to…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 30, 2021

July 30, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine few clouds Another very quiet day at the park. I could literally hear crickets chirping in the brush. Still a pleasant day for a walk though toward the end it was getting a little warm. Really only two lucky breaks this morning. Number one – today’s featured image of an Osprey leaping into flight (and in focus). The other break was capturing the Sharp-shinned Hawk posted below. I think this might be a juvenile because he was hopping around looking at things as though for the first time. I took quite…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 28, 2021

July 28, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light haze few clouds I was greeted upon my arrival at Lake Pueblo State Park this morning with silence. When I got out of the car there was practically no sounds to be heard. Certainly no birds. It was weird. It was a little humid and the relative lack of wildfire haze really allowed the Sun’s radiant heat to bear down. Maybe this heat was keeping everyone subdued. Even though I did see a nice variety of birds I only managed a portraits and none were all that good. Today’s featured…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 27, 2021

July 27, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light haze no clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Redheaded Woodpecker, Lazuli Bunting, Common Grackles, Western Wood Pewee, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Mississippi Kite, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jays, American Robins, StarlingsCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer (with twins), Stink Beetle

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light haze with some clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Solitary Sandpiper , Lazuli Bunting, Grackles, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ash-throated Flycatcher, FlycatcherCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer, Orb Spider

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 25, 2021

July 25, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine with a some clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owl, Redheaded Woodpecker, Woodpecker, Solitary Sandpiper , American Kestrel, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Widow Skimmer

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