Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sun in a cloudless sky. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Wrens, American Robins, Ospreys, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Barn SwallowsCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwall, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawks, American Robins, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole (or possible Western Tanager), Common Grackles, Yellow-breasted Chat, Red-winged Blackbird, American KestrelsCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Things remain on the mellow side at Lake Pueblo State Park. The high water on the Arkansas River seems to have a calming effect. Below is a scenic shot that kind of sums up the morning. Great conditions but not a lot of motivation. The two goslings featured up top were out with a pretty good gathering of their kind. Three sets of adults – one set with four kiddos and each of the other two with only one. We were all on a narrow stretch of the trail and…
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallard, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, Bullock’s Oriole, Yellow-breasted Chat, WrensCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Rodent (not a rabbit, rat or mouse) Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine and some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Common Mergansers, Wood Duck, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, American Robins, American Kestrel, Barn Swallows, WrenCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes, Prairie Dog, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Canon Powershot G12
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Flickers, Grackles, Western Meadowlark, Great Blue HeronCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, Red Ants, Cottontail Rabbit, Wood Louse, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbird, Wrens, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Wild Turkey, Black-capped Chickadee, Western Tanager, Warbling Vireo (?), Yellow-breasted Chat, Brown-headed CowbirdCritters: Mule Deer, Wood Louse, Red Ants, Ornate Tree Lizard, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions were just a little past perfect out on the trail today. No complaints here. Spring is still springing up – Milkvetch (post bottom) is blooming giving the butterflies a reason to be out. I caught a group of Mule Deer giving the riverbank a good cleaning. Most birds were keeping low profiles – except those that were flying high in the sky. I see Double Crested Cormorants coming and going but I never seem to be near their destination. Today’s featured image is a Bullock’s Oriole who was too interested…
Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunshine with varying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Kestrels, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Wrens, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Doves, Blue Jay, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Violet-green Swallows, Say’s Phoebe, Canyon Towhee, CrowsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, pied-billed Grebe, Dark-eyed Juncos, Belted Kingfisher, BushtitsCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Panasonic Lumix GH4, Olympus Digital Zuiko 14-54mm