Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:15 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine with a little, yet unwelcome, breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Gulls, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Blue Jays, Sparrows, Crows, Turkey Vulture, Great Blue Heron, Swallows, Barn Swallow, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 28, 2022

March 28, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Heavy cloud filtered sunshine with a little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays, Mourning Dove, Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Turkey VultureCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 27, 2022

March 27, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine with a little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorants, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Crayfish Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. A very busy Saturday morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. Lots of fishermen, hikers, bikers and dogs. Plenty of birds too though they all seemed to me in a hurry to get somewhere else. Except for the subject of today’s featured image – our friend the American White Pelican. It was still positioned on its favorite rock in the Arkansas River but was actively stretching and flapping those huge wings as a greeting to the morning sunshine. Pictured below is another Red-tailed Hawk taking flight – I think this…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 25, 2022

March 25, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sun with light but biting breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Red-breasted Mergansers, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, Bewick’s Wren, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Robin, European StarlingsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 22, 2022

March 22, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds with wind-like breeze. With hopes of beating the predicted high winds I headed out for a morning tour of the Rock Canyon Area of Lake Pueblo State Park. The temperature was decent and the fairly stiff breeze (wind preview) did not seem to add to the Spring chill in the air. What the breezy conditions did provide was quite a few Red-tailed hawks who were having a great time soaring and wheeling over the park. Today’s featured image is one of those hawks taking flight after a brief rest…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 20, 2022

March 20, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 3:35 PM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: More Sun than Clouds with light breeze. Spring’s first day turned out to be pretty mellow. The Arkansas River was literally swamped with fishermen and women whom I blame for the serious lack of waterfowl out floating around. There were very few ducks but about the same number of Pied-billed Grebes and American Coots as usual. Yes, the Pelican is still posted up on its favorite rock on the river. I was surprised to see a Double-crested Cormorant circling high up in the sky. Certainly a sign of Spring. Today’s featured image…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 19, 2022

March 19, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 4:40 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun with persistent breeze. Winter’s last full day turned out a little better than I expected. What started as an unremarkable walk ended with a bang when I spotted an Osprey perched over the Arkansas River which he was studying intently. He was a little soggy from what I assume was an unsuccessful fishing trip but apparently undaunted. In total I saw three Osprey which ins enough for me to declare Osprey Season officially open. As and added bonus I also spotted an American Bald Eagle cruising the park…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 3:15 PM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunshine light breeze. A severe case of Cabin Fever forced me out to Lake Pueblo State Park this afternoon. The temperature was below what I have in the past considered walkable but I bundled up and headed out. There wasn’t a lot going on out there – only one person fishing on the fishing pond and I only counted three or four stalwarts on the Arkansas River. Most birds that I saw were keeping their distance as demonstrated by the Hawk pictured here. He was too far away to make even an…

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
March 08, 2022

March 08, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 2:50 PM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds – cold breeze. Not a busy day this afternoon at Lake Pueblo State Park. Not many fishermen or ducks on the river and only one gull on the fishing pond. The real activity was mostly the melting snow – which ended up staring in today’s featured image. I liked the combination of snow and last Summer’s leaves. Snow is also captured in the image posted below with a Canada Goose looking for a cool snack. I’m expecting the Osprey to come back sometime this month which should add more…

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