Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Mix of Sun and clouds, very breezy. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gadwalls, Mallards, Gulls, American Coot, Canada Geese, Dark-eyed Juncos. White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, American Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm
Environment:Start Time: 2:50 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunshine, wicked breeze. What looked like a unseasonably warm January afternoon ended up delivering an uncomfortably cold walk. I am amazed at my ability to head out into nature with the wrong clothes on. I could have put on my jacket but the first bit of breeze hit me when I was some distance from my car and I decided (wrongly) to tough it out. I did do my regular full tour and I was very happy when I made it back to the warmth of the car. The real bummer of…
Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, light breeze. Yet another terrific day to be out in nature. A lot more of the smaller birds were active today as you can tell by the “small” gallery posted below. I was also using a more appropriate camera today than I was yesterday – but it was still heavy. Instead of a featured image I am trying to sneak in a featured video – hopefully posted above. If you can’t see it here on HSC.com try viewing it here. What it is is a group of ducks –…
Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gadwalls, Gulls, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: KolariVision Lumix LS100 w Hot Mirror Filter
Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunshine light (but punishing) breeze It was a little colder than I like it to be when I walk but I took a chance this afternoon and headed out. With full sunshine blazing through a cloudless sky it wasn’t that bad – except when the breeze hit. Not good. So I ended up cutting the walk short and got back to the car with nothing new on my camera’s memory card. Today’s featured image is another version of the sunset I shot from the Lake Pueblo Dam at the end of November….
Environment:Start Time: 2:15 PM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunshine clouds – little breeze Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Gulls, American Coot, White-crowned Sparrows, Canada Geese, Red-tailed HawkCritters: None Gear: KolariVision Lumix ZS100
Environment:Start Time: 2:20 PM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine some clouds – little breeze Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Gulls, American Coot, belted kingfisher, Townsend’s Solitaire, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Red-tailed Hawk, Black-capped ChickadeeCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine warm breeze I’m beginning to think that I should bring my own birds when I go out to Lake Pueblo State Park. The park was more peopled today but I swear there were far fewer birds and/or critters. On my way into the park I saw a Parks Dept truck sitting right in the middle of the prairie dog town that I’ve been enjoying all year. There was a kind of ominous looking trailer attached to the truck that had a tank for liquid on it. I’m wondering if…
Environment:Start Time: 2:30 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine little breeze Clouds were muting the sunlight this afternoon but I ventured out just the same. Really good walking weather all in all. Lake Pueblo State Park was not as busy – people-wise – today. Also bird-wise. But I still managed to get a great shot of a Great Blue Heron in flight (featured image) and a shot of the same bird moments before he decided to launch into the sky. Of course, the reason he launched was because I was trying to get even closer than I already…
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine little breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Gulls, Pied-billed Grebe, belted kingfisher, Starlings, American Robins, White-crowned Sparrows, Townsend’s Solitaire, Hairy Woodpecker, Canada GeeseCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm