Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 19, 2021

October 19, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunshine, clouds and increasing wind. Even with an above average temperature (and dry shoes) I still ended up cutting today’s outing at Lake Pueblo State Park short. The wind seemed to get stronger with every step I took. There have been windy conditions at the park over the last couple of days which is starting to effect the Autumn leaves in a negative way – by blowing them all off. I’ve been waiting to take out my wide angle equipment to get some nice color because a lot of leaves are still…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 18, 2021

October 18, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine and diminishing clouds. Back on the trail with dry shoes allowing me to go the distance this morning. Things may be starting to pick up a bit bird-wise. I captured and posted (below) a Pied-billed Grebe in the Arkansas River. I take that as a good sign. I also got a (long) shot of a Red-tailed Hawk having something for breakfast way up on top of a utility power pole. Another Hawk capture that is posted below is kind of puzzling. I think it is a Red-tailed Hawk but Google wants…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 17, 2021

October 17, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:50 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine with NO clouds. Back on the trail after yesterday’s detour to the Comanche National Grasslands. I have to say I am still tired from that trip. So I made today’s walk a bit shorter partly because of the afore mentioned fatigue and partly because I was out in my regular street shoes. My walking shoes got kind of wet yesterday when the tour group waded across the Purgatoire River to look at some dinosaur tracks and they (the shoes) have yet to dry out. Not much was going on today at…

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Landmarks Landscapes
October 16, 2021

October 16, 2021

Check out last year’s walk on this day! Today’s outing took me to the Comanche National Grassland area near La Junta Colorado. My friend James and I took a guided driving tour of the Picketwire Canyon area. I took a lot of photos and will be making a more complete post in the near future. The featured image above was taken on the Purgatoire River at a famous location where there are many preserved dinosaur tracks to be seen. Gear: Panasonic Lumix GH4, Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54mm

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Even though favorable walking conditions took a while to develop I did make it out to Lake Pueblo State Park this morning. Not that I would have missed a lot if I had stayed home. Very crisp air and I could see (on the way in) that snow has fallen on Pikes Peak and on Greenhorn Mountain. No snow here in the river valley – yet. The only real bird action were a couple of Great Blue Herons chasing each other around in the sky. I was never…

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
October 12, 2021

October 12, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:20 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some clouds in the West. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Blue Jay, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorant, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, European Starlings, Turkey VultureCritters: Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Cabbage Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:20 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Back on the birding beat this morning. Today started out on the cool side so I held back a while longer to let things warm up a bit which happened quickly since there were no clouds and little breeze. Once again the birds were keeping their distance. The bird that I got closest to today is the featured image (above) of (big surprise) a Great Blue Heron. My other two “close ups” are the pair of American Kestrels posted below. No comes the…

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Birds Critters Infrared Photography Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
October 10, 2021

October 10, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine, clouds and intermittent breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Starlings, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, American Kestrel, Belted KingfisherCritters: Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: KolariVision Lumix LS100

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 08, 2021

October 08, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun, little breeze. Rumors of Osprey Season’s end have been greatly exaggerated. I was very surprised this morning to see two Osprey perching over the Arkansas River. Today’s featured image is one of said Osprey. In fact, perching high up in the trees seemed to be the order of the day at Lake Pueblo State Park this morning (except for the Great Blue Heron who was wading in the river). All in all a pretty mellow Autumn morning. There were some Ducks in the river that I didn’t get close…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 07, 2021

October 07, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine, clouds and intermittent breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Slightly less sunshine and way fewer birds than yesterday but still a very pleasant outing this morning. I heard but did not see Blue Jays so I know they are still around. Also still around are a few Double Crested Cormorants a picture of one is posted below flying by. And the Gulls are starting to be seen more often on and above the Arkansas River. Today’s featured image (above) is a group of European Starlings gathered way up…

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