February 19, 2023 – Repost

As the Winter of 2025 continues its relentless assault on Southern Colorado let’s look back to better days in 2023. This has to end….doesn’t it? Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 38 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Gulls, American Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, Starlings, American Robin, Blue JayCritters: Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm If you cannot see the gallery please click HERE

February 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 24 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Gadwalls, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

February 19, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine light breeze Forecasts of a warmish afternoon made me decide to take a chance on a morning walk today. This turned out to be a pretty good decision. Apparently I was not alone in this course of action as the park and the Arkansas River were pretty busy. Today’s featured image shows just how busy the river was with humans and pelicans competing for space. The eagles are still haunting the fishing pond though no one was in the mood to dazzle me with a display of fishing prowess. Still, this…