Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 5:55 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Doves, Quail, Blue Jays, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Common Grackles, Red-winged BlackbirdsCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600 Nikkor 55-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 5:50 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Eventually bright sunshine. One of my goals for 2024 has been to get a great shot of an Osprey hitting the water feet first with that intense glare that adds so much drama. So far this year I’ve only been able to capture airborne Osprey with the fish that resulted from such a dive. Pictured here is one of those shots. My other goal for this year has been to capture swallows in flight. Today’s featured image is one of the best I’ve done this, or any other, year. Still not the…
Environment:Start Time: 5:55 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Yellow-breasted Chat, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Lark Sparrow, Blue Jays, Western Tanager, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkey, Belted Kingfisher, Violet-green SwallowsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Prairie Dogs, Bobcat, Cabbage White Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Rainy weather has been keeping me off the trail. Here is what was going on on this day if 2022. Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 47 degrees Sky: Sunshine with little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Yellow-rumbed Warbler, Bullock’s Orioles, Barn Swallows, Western Kingbird, Northern Flicker, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Great Blue Herons, Wrens, Common Grackle, Turkey VulturesCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Red Ants, lots of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm If you cannot see the gallery click here
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Cloud/haze filtered sunshine. The strong winds we have been experiencing over the past couple of days managed to subside a little – at least for the early morning. The Rock Canyon area does not appear to be worse for wear since I didn’t see any new fallen trees. As far as nests go – things are really quiet. There was no activity at either the Cooper’s Hawk nest or the Red-tailed Hawk nest. I was only able to locate one of the three baby Great Horned Owls at that nest. Mom was…
Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Cloud/haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Cooper’s Hawks, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Western Meadowlark, Red-tailed Hawk, House Wrens, Wild Turkeys, American Kestrel, Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullock’s OrioleCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Cloud/haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Black-crowned Night Heron, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jays, Say’s Phoebes, Western Meadowlark, Red-tailed Hawk, House Wrens, Northern MockingbirdCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbird, White-crowned Sparrows, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Blue Jays, Say’s Phoebes, Western Meadowlarks, Swallows, Cooper’s Hawks, Belted Kingfisher, House WrensCritters: Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight