Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 19, 2024

September 19, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Today’s post showcases three of my favorite birds of prey in three different phases of their day. Featured is a Great Horned Owl calling it a day and hunkering down on a favorite perch to get some shut-eye. Here in the middle is a female Belted Kingfisher getting things going with a stakeout on the Arkansas River. And finally there is an Osprey lifting off of the river with a tight, one-handed grip on a nice looking fish for breakfast. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings,…

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Critters Sightings Wildlife
September 18, 2024

September 18, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunshine. This morning I got going a little early because I wanted to see if I could catch the setting of the Harvest Moon. Today’s featured image is one of the captures – though probably not the best edit. Still you get the idea. Otherwise there was precious little activity out on the trail. My walking companion is the one who spotted the Woodhouse’s Toad pictured here. Fortunately she did not see the Whitetail Doe that is posted below. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 17, 2024

September 17, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, American Kestrel, Green HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, lizard, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Pictured here are a couple of Double Crested Cormorants hanging on to a log in the Arkansas River. Cormorants are still pretty numerous out on the river. Great Blue Herons, too, are spending their mornings on the river. Featured is one just pulling up from an unsuccessful strike. I think the water trail is just running off the spear-like beak but It does look like it is spitting the water out. Patooee. This bird’s next shot was more successful. I’m closing out this post with a doe moving through the open…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 15, 2024

September 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, American Kestrels, Belted Kingfishers, Green Heron, Blue JaysCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Beaver Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 14, 2024

September 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, American Kestrel, Bushtit, Belted KingfishersCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tarantula Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
September 10, 2024

September 10, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Green Heron, Spotted Sandpipers, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm

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Sightings
September 08, 2023 – Repost

September 08, 2023 – Repost

Taking a little break for family stuff. Here is what was going on last year on this day. Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Ring-billed Gulls, Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Prairie Falcon, Red-winged Blackbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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