Birds Sightings Wildlife
November 04, 2023

November 04, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. I took a stab at a morning tour of Lake Pueblo State park today. The Bald Eagles I was hoping to find did not show up. On the smaller end of the bird spectrum a bunch of American Bushtits did appear and this one paused long enough for me to make a capture. I also had some luck with a female Belted Kingfisher who landed on a perch quite close to me – my only complaint is that she tried to hide behind a leafy twig. Still she landed the featured…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 09, 2022

October 09, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Wood Duck (?), European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, American Bushtit, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, Gulls, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrow, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 01, 2022

August 01, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, American Bushtits, Northern FlickerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Red Ants, Prairie Dogs, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 21, 2021

July 21, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine with a few clouds More fuzzy light and oppressive humidity (by Colorado standards) made for an okay outing today. Not too much bird activity on the walk with the best two shots posted here – an American Bushtit in a rare moment of inactivity and a Great Blue Heron (below) staring into the morning Sun. There was some Osprey activity but none of them were fishing – at least not while I was watching. The real excitement of the day happened after I had finished my normal walk….

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Unabated sunshine with light breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Mourning Doves, American Bushtit, Cormorants, Redheaded Woodpecker, Bullock’s Oriole, Northern Flicker, Flycatcher, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owl, Eastern KingbirdCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Squirrel, Mule Deer, Butterfly (redish) Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
June 09, 2021

June 09, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine no clouds with a pleasant breeze Terrific walking weather once again – maybe a bit warm. Lake Pueblo State Park is really greening up. The problem with that is it gives the birds great hiding places. I changed my route a little this morning so I would end up at the Osprey nest by the Swim Beach. Unfortunately no one was home. My only bird capture of the day is posted below – an American Bushtit. Usually these guys are so jumpy it is impossible to photograph them but this one…

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