Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:50 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Gadwalls, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Doves, Killdeer, Wren, Northern FlickerCritters: Rock Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine and pesky breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Cinnamon Teal, Turkey Vulture, Mourning DovesCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine and wildfire haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Gulls, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue-winged Teal, Turkey VultureCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Sparrows, Blue Jays, Black-necked Stilts, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, MagpieCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm Today’s bottom mini-gallery needs a little extra explanation. I was watching a pair of Cooper’s Hawks working on their nest and one of them flew to a perch close by my location. S/He grabbed a…
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Canada Geese, Osprey, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Sparrows, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkey, KilldeerCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Bright Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwalls, Osprey, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, American Robin, Turkey Vultures, European Starlings, swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, BushtitsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Bright Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Osprey, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, American Robin, Turkey Vultures, European Starlings, swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested CormorantsCritters: Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:40 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Bright Sunshine wicked cold wind. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Gadwalls, Gulls, Pied-billed Grebe, Goldeneye, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, American Robin, White-crowned Sparrows, Turkey Vultures, European Starlings, swallows, Mourning Doves, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Bright Sunshine. Today’s outing turned out to be a little short due to the location I chose (South bank of the Arkansas River) and the lack of any temperature mitigating factors. No clouds and no wind made the 60+ temperature kind of steamy. I did manage to get some shots of an Osprey working the Arkansas River but it never made a strike. Today’s featured image is a Green-winged Teal drake who was walking over a shallow section of the river. Hope to get out earlier tomorrow. Sightings:Birds: Green-winged Teal, Gadwalls, Osprey,…
Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy with fits of sunshine – increasing breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Gull, Canada Geese, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, American Kestrels, European Starlings, American Robins, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Mergansers, Great Blue HeronCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm