Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Dark-eyed Juncos, Blue Jay, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, Hooded Mergansers, Belted Kingfisher Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 73 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions out at Lake Pueblo State Park continue to be excellent. The bird activity is even getting a little better. Today’s featured image is a Red-tailed Hawk who flew in at the treetop level just as the Sun was nearly set creating the intense show of colors on the bird’s undercarriage. I also caught a female Belted Kingfisher darting between the banks of the Arkansas River in search of a late afternoon snack. I didn’t see any herons flying today but I did see two perched high in the trees. Sightings:Birds:…
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, woodpeckersCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Greater Yellowlegs, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Sandpiper, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Woodpeckers, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Great Horned Owls, Blue Jay, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer, Coyotes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 2:50 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Field Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Great Horned Owl, possible American Kestrel, Wild TurkeysCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Still on Break. Here is what things looked like in 2020. Environment:Start Time: 2:10 PM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, no breeze The day started in a shroud of fog and a good layer of frost. I Finally made it out to Lake Pueblo State Park in the mid-afternoon when the conditions were much improved. This time of year the Sun angle in the afternoon is still low enough to allow for decent photo opportunities. Once again, the bird population did not take advantage of this useful light. So today’s featured image is of a group of White-Crowned…
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m on a holiday break – here is what was going on this date in 2021! Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and a hefty breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Pied-billed GrebeCritters: Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Blue-winged Teal, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Black-capped Chickadee, Bushtits, Dark-eyed Juncos, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine to start. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Canyon Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Great Horned OwlCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight