Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 14, 2024

August 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Eastern Kingbirds, Common Grackles, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Lesser Goldfinch, Spotted Sandpiper, Redheaded Woodpecker, Northern Flickers, Turkey VulturesCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 12, 2024

August 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Cloud to start Sunshine at the end. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Blue Jays, Western Kingbirds, Hummingbirds, Western Wood Pewees, Common Grackles, Great Blue Heron, American Robins, American KestrelsCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 08, 2024

August 08, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Mostly clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawks, Western and Eastern KingbirdsCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 07, 2024

August 07, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Horned Owls, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, Belted Kingfishers, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue Jay, Red-tailed Hawk, Western and Eastern Kingbirds, American Robins, Red-winged blackbirdsCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 05, 2024

August 05, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Gull, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Horned Owl, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Spotted Sandpipers, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Western and Eastern KingbirdsCritters: Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Toad Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 04, 2024

August 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Spotted Sandpipers, Common Grackles, Green Heron (possible), Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owl, Blue JaysCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Tree Squirrels, Pepsis, Bobcat, Cicada Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 02, 2024

August 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine with light haze. Today’s tour of Rock Canyon was mostly unproductive in terms of captured images. There was plenty going on but nobody wanted to be on the Internet. The Osprey nest at the river bend was empty. All the trainees were either perching nearby or up in the sky perfecting their flight technique. One of the student flyers is today’s featured image. I even saw this one make a practice dive (with good form) but it pulled up well above the river surface. Pictured here is what I believe…

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