Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 12, 2023

February 12, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine with little breeze. Eagle! Eagle! I could not resist heading out for a morning walk when I saw that the air temperature was well into the forties and the sky was mostly clear. When I got out on the trail I was surprised at the low number of fishermen out on the Arkansas River. With today being “Super Bowl Sunday” I figured all the fishermen in town would be out trying to catch their limit before the big game kick-off. Speaking of low numbers, the apparent bird population was unbelievably low….

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 10, 2023

February 10, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 3:35 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny with a light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Northern Flickers, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Great Horned Owl, American Bald Eagle, American Kestrel, Northern Shrike, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 29, 2022

December 29, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 3:20 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny with wavering breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gulls, American Coots, Red-breasted Merganser, Northern Flicker, Northern Shrike, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Robins, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, American Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, European Starling, Pied-billed GrebeCritters: None Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Sightings
November 30, 2020 Re-post

November 30, 2020 Re-post

After returning from my Holiday visit to San Francisco I am facing two issues. First, of course, is the super cold weather and, second, I managed to pick up a bug somewhere along the way. Right now I am thinking (hoping) chest cold but I am not in a position to go out walking in the woods. Instead I am dipping into two years of archived posts and giving you, my loyal reader, a little trip down memory lane. Enjoy. Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, light breeze The last day of November turned to…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 03, 2022

April 03, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy with fits of sunshine – increasing breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Gull, Canada Geese, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, American Kestrels, European Starlings, American Robins, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Mergansers, Great Blue HeronCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
March 03, 2022

March 03, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine with high, thin clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, American Coot, American Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Hooded Merganser, Crow, American Kestrel, American RobinCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm

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Birds Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
March 02, 2022

March 02, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds and light breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Pied-billed Grebe, Goldeneye, Buffleheads, American Coot, American Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Juncos, Northern Flicker, Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning DoveCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 26, 2022

February 26, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 3:05 PM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine and occasional breeze A long four day stretch of brutally cold temperatures has finally come to an end allowing me to apply my standard cure for “Cabin Fever”. Only one of the adult American Bald Eagles was anywhere to be seen but I had two photo sessions with it before s/he headed off (today’s featured image) to bluer skies. That American White Pelican is still staked out in the middle of the Arkansas River and I caught a Mallard couple (below) poking around in some freshly thawed gook on the river’s…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine and Clouds There was no plan for me to go out to Lake Pueblo State Park today. Weather forecasters were predicting afternoon winds and the morning was cloudy and cool. But long about 2 PM the Sun popped out and there was no trace of the rumored wind. Arctic cold is predicted for the next three days so I headed out to see what there was to see. As it turned out things were pretty mellow and, like yesterday, my sunshine was swallowed up by a cloud bank halfway through my…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 19, 2022

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…

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