Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
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
The weather outside is frightful. My warm wool blanket is delightful. I guess I got nowhere to go. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Things were a lot nicer in 2022. Environment:Start Time: 10:25 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine with chilly breeze A dicey weather forecast for this afternoon and some pretty decent morning temps brought me out for a morning stroll at Lake Pueblo State Park. One of the better decisions I’ve made in my life. Right from the get-go it was literally eagle, eagle, eagle! I stepped out of my car and saw two…
Yes, I am getting a little fussy in my old age. Today’s conditions were perfect except for the low temperature. So let’s revisit 2022 and enjoy the eagle that put on quite a show. Think Spring! Environment:Start Time: 2:35 PM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine light breeze My new friend, the Bald Eagle, was perched off the trail in about the same spot as yesterday. I decided to chance a little mud on my shoes and tromped out for a better shot. Fortunately this bird is not the skittish type and patiently waited for me to find a nice clear…
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Really rather chilly out on the trail this morning. Even so, it was worth the trip out. The featured image for today is one reason – an American Bald Eagle who didn’t let me get too close. Normally the eagle would be the big thrill of the day but not today! Pictured here is a Great Horned Owl, most likely female, sitting in the same nest that she used last year. She and her hubby have been hanging around the area for a while so I thought I’d have a…
Environment:Start Time: 3:15 PM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: All sunshine. The morning temperatures are making afternoon trips my favorite choice, even though the warmer temperature was just 35 degrees. I still consider today’s trip a big success due to the appearance of two American Bald Eagles. One of them kept its distance but the one I got close to (featured above) looks to be a nearly mature bird with a lot on its mind. Neither bird stuck around for long but it was great seeing them. My only other captures are the female Downy Woodpecker pictured here and the Ring-billed…
Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfishers, Western Bluebirds, Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, American Bald Eagles, Northern Flickers, Wild Turkeys, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jays, Ospreys, White-crowned Sparrow, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, American Kestrels, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, thousands of flying bugs, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Osprey, Crow, White-crowned Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, American Bald Eagle, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 5:50 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Drake, Gadwalls, Western Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Doves, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, Common Grackles, American Robins, Wild Turkeys, American Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600, AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight