Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 10, 2024

October 10, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Osprey, Crow, White-crowned Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, American Bald Eagle, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, 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
October 09, 2024

October 09, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Canyon Towhees, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Crow, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, Widow Skimmer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 08, 2024

October 08, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Haze/Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Common Grackle, Ospreys, Townsend’s Solitaire, Dark-eyed Juncos, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, CrowCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Cottontail Rabbit, thousands of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 06, 2024

October 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Hazy filtered sunshine. Haze remains a mitigating factor to the morning sunlight but it isn’t too big of a problem. Things were kind of quiet today with not a sign of an Osprey anywhere. I would think this would bring out the Red-tails and the Cooper’s Hawks but they, too, were absent. Featured is a Great Horned Owl who was appreciating the quiet atmosphere while snoozing happily high up in a tree as the morning sunlight warmed its big belly. The Great Blue Heron whose portrait is posted here allowed me to…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 04, 2024

October 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Hazy filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Kestrel, Crow, Wild Turkeys, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 03, 2024

October 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Although I captured images of Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawks and Great Blue Herons I am going to publish the smaller birds that also showed up today. Featured is a Yellow-rumped Warbler who, like the other two, was working deep in the branches along the side of the trail. Pictured here is a Brewer’s Sparrow in a brief moment of reflection. I’m closing the post with a White-crowned Sparrow – possibly a juvenile. One highlight that went un-photographed was a low pass of a Northern Harrier. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese,…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 02, 2024

October 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Sparrow, Common Grackle, warblers, Red-tailed Hawk, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 01, 2024

October 01, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jays, American Robin, Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick’s Wren, American Kestrels, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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