Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sun with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Alternating Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Spotted SandpiperCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Time for a look back at what was happening one year ago today. Mostly the usual suspects with the exception of the toad. I am constantly amazed at how few reptiles I run across out on the trails. In eleven years of shooting I think I have only seen five or six snakes and one of those was dead. I’m sure many more snakes have seen me. Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Wrens, American Robins StarlingsCritters: Mule…
Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 72 degrees Sky: Sunny with haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfishers, Great Horned OwlsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly, grasshoppers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Brewer’s Blackbird, Great Horned OwlsCritters: Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, Queen Butterfly, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Duck, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western Meadowlark, Blue Grosbeak, Belted Kingfishers, Bushtits, Spotted SandpipersCritters: Mule Deer, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbits Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Blue Grosbeak, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Lark Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Bullock’s OrioleCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ-80
Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western Meadowlark, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbits Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ-80
Still on R&R. Found this July 05 post from 2020. It is good to see the Mississippi Kite shot. These guys have not been around so much recently. We started on our walk today around 6:10 in 57 degrees and the sun behind a low cloud bank in the East. No other clouds were poised to offer any further resistance to the sun with only a small amount of haze and a very light breeze. As I expected the sun cleared the clouds just as we arrived on the river bank. The park was oddly unpopulated this morning I assume…