Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Common Merganser, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-winged Blackbirds, Mississippi Kite, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze, bright sunshine with light breeze. An otherwise perfect walking day was diminished by wildfire smoke streaming in from a fire in Arizona. Activity was pretty subdued as well, though I think the high water level of the Arkansas River was mostly to blame for that. There weren’t a lot of birds that I saw and those that I did see were only briefly seen. Except for the goslings I caught resting on the river bank – today’s featured image. They are getting bigger but the adults are still keeping them…
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Yellow Warbler, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Red-winged BlackbirdsCritters: Mule Deer, Ornate Tree Lizard, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Yellow Warbler, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat, Common Grackle, Western Wood PeweeCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants, Whiptail Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Yellow Warbler, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbird, House Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat, Common GrackleCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants, Ornate Tree Lizard, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, Barn Swallows, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Redheaded Woodpecker, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Turkey Vultures, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbird, House Wren, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Rock Squirrel, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Orchard Oriole, Turkey Vultures, Swallows, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: White-tail Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Yellow-breasted ChatCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, House Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Beetle, Wood Louse, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm