Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, Barn Swallows, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine, some clouds with little breeze. Another low activity day out on the trail. I think everyone is in line over at Culver’s for Mother’s Day breakfast with mom. One group, the Mule Deer, were out in force this morning. Pictured below is a group of ladies that were grazing on a little island in the stream of the Arkansas River. They are all looking a little ratty as their Summer coats push out the old Winter wear. The day’s featured image is a Bullock’s Oriole who was busy eating some bugs…
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine, some clouds with little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Common Grackle, Bullock’s Orioles, Turkey Vulture, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Violet-green Swallows, Western Kingbird, Wren, Northern Flicker, Mourning DovesCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, White-tail Deer, Wood Louse, Red Ants, annoying flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:50 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Gadwalls, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Doves, Killdeer, Wren, Northern FlickerCritters: Rock Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine and pesky breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Cinnamon Teal, Turkey Vulture, Mourning DovesCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine and wildfire haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Double-crested Cormorants, Gulls, Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue-winged Teal, Turkey VultureCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Kestrel, American Robin, European Starlings, Swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Sparrows, Blue Jays, Black-necked Stilts, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, MagpieCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm Today’s bottom mini-gallery needs a little extra explanation. I was watching a pair of Cooper’s Hawks working on their nest and one of them flew to a perch close by my location. S/He grabbed a…
Loyal readers will be aware of the presence of an American White Pelican on the Arkansas River over the past month or two. – a bird I dubbed Pelican Pete. Recently I noticed Pete was gone from his usual perch on the Arkansas River and today I learned of his fate. He is now in the hands of the Raptor Center at the Nature and Wildlife Center and is receiving the care of experts. Check out this video report from KRDO TV in Colorado Springs.
Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Heavy cloud filtered sunshine with a little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays, Mourning Dove, Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Turkey VultureCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. A very busy Saturday morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. Lots of fishermen, hikers, bikers and dogs. Plenty of birds too though they all seemed to me in a hurry to get somewhere else. Except for the subject of today’s featured image – our friend the American White Pelican. It was still positioned on its favorite rock in the Arkansas River but was actively stretching and flapping those huge wings as a greeting to the morning sunshine. Pictured below is another Red-tailed Hawk taking flight – I think this…