Environment:
Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny.
There was a lot less action this morning than occurred on my last outing. I did see an Osprey hauling around a fish and there were quite a few Mule Deer milling about. Mrs. Owl remains on the nest – the picture of patience. I’m even starting to think that someone put a stuffed owl up there to mess with me. Featured is one of the aforementioned Mule Deer. I spent the most time chasing the Black-capped Chickadee pictured here. This particular bird was a master at posing with a twig blocking its eye. I got it eventually. If you can believe Google and Cornell Ornithology Labs I got a new bird today. At the bottom of this post is what I am told is a Eurasian Collard-Dove. I’m not planning on betting the house on that ID.
Owl Watch
Sightings:
Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Gulls, Gadwalls, Hooded Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Osprey, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Eurasian Collard-Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed Juncos
Critters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit
KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
