Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
September 16, 2020

September 16, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny, Wildfire Haze, Light Breeze What would have been another fabulous walking day was marred by a very noticeable helping of wildfire haze. Happily there was no odor that I could perceive but the light was rather muted. Despite the conditions I did manage to get a couple of bird shots (below) and also a Summer scenic of the Arkansas River (Above.) If you happened to have read my last post you will remember that I had lamented the fact that I had yet to get a decent shot of a Belted…

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
August 26, 2020

August 26, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by light wildfire haze, light breeze We got going earlier than yesterday but still a little delayed because of the haze blocking the rising sun. The haze is much better today – parts of the sky are actually blue, the few clouds that were present were discernable and the Wet Mountains were clearly visible from Highway 96 as we drove out to Lake Pueblo State Park. To sum it up – it was a good day to walk. The birds seemed to be more active today as well and I…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunny, light breeze A very nice day for a walk in the woods. Though the visible bird activity was a bit disappointing the chatter was non-stop. I really wish I was better at identifying bird calls. The only ones I have down are Osprey, Blue Jay and generic Hawk. If a Heron makes a squawk I can usually recognize that too. With all that being said I did get a couple of nice shots of Osprey activity and another of a Great Blue Heron working the Arkansas River. I also got…

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020

A very pleasant morning at 6:40. A chilly 58 degrees under bright sunshine. Neither wind not clouds were of any consequence today. Walking was fantastic, not so much photography. The photo below is a terrible shot (and highly edited to boot) of what I believe is a Cooper’s Hawk. S/he was bouncing around from branch to branch in heavy foliage and deep shade. This is the third day in a row that I have encountered these hawks (there were two of them today) so I guess they must have a nest in the area. I will keep trying. Today’s featured…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020

Arrived this morning with the sun (6:40) and a pleasant 62 degree temperature. No clouds, no wind. Along with it being a great walking day it turned out to be a great birding day, too. Once again I spotted what I believe to be a Cooper’s Hawk while I was escorting Whisper on his brief tour. The bird was waaaaaay up in a tree and appeared to be having a little something for breakfast. Then, when I headed out on my own I saw a lot of my old favorites a few of whom challenged me to photograph them. I…

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Landscapes Sightings
July 28, 2020

July 28, 2020

An oddly foggy morning kept us in early this morning. Skipping today would have meant missing a fourth walk in a row so I finally decided to venture out at 9:40 in clearing skies and a temperature approaching 70. Lake Pueblo State Park was much busier at this “late” hour than what we are used to. The extra folks and the warmish temperature made me limit the walk to just the dog-walking part. Even though the walk was shorter than normal I still managed to get a peak at the Osprey nest and the Heron nest – both of which…

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Sightings
May 25, 2020

May 25, 2020

A cool start to the morning delayed our walk today but we were on the trail by 7:10. No breeze at all with basically clear, sunny skies but temps in the low to mid forties. I think the coolness of the morning was causing the birds to conserve their energy since very few were out and about and those that were felt no need to be photographed. There was no dazzling fishing exhibition being conducted by the Osprey, in fact, I saw no Osprey at all. The deer were much more active today but also rather camera shy. Since it…

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Lake Pueblo State Park

Lake Pueblo State Park is located less than ten miles from my home in Pueblo, Colorado. I retired to Pueblo in late 2012 and very shortly thereafter made it a habit of taking a daily walk with my two dogs and a camera (weather permitting) along the Arkansas River below the Lake Pueblo Dam. Walking the same route daily might, at first, seem like a boring endeavor but I quickly found that there was something new to be seen on every outing. I got to know the best places to spot certain types of wildlife and I gained an appreciation…

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