Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 15, 2024

December 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. I came very close to not even posting about this morning’s walk because it was so uneventful. I saw very few birds – not even a single Starling! Fortunately I found the featured American Kestrel staking out the picnic area by the Anticline Fishing Pond as I was heading back to the parking lot. I think this is a female but either way a very patient and cooperative subject. The other lady posted here is a House Finch who was not as cooperative and made me work to capture…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 14, 2024

December 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 31 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Great Horned Owls, Greater Roadrunner, American KestrelsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Magpies, Crow, Northern Flickers, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix FZ-80

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 08, 2024

December 08, 2024

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

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
December 04, 2024

December 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: Sunshine. The streak of great weather continues with another brilliantly sunny morning. Today’s images are a little bit different, though. Featured today (mostly due to his sheer magnificence) is a Mule Deer Buck who casually crossed the Arkansas River right in front of me. Pictured here is what both Google and the Cornell Lab’s Merlin phone app identify as a Wilson’s Snipe. This is definitely a new bird for me. According to Merlin the bird is uncommon in this area. There were two of them in a shallow spot on the Arkansas…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 03, 2024

December 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine. A truly beautiful morning greeted me as I arrived at my normal parking spot by the Anticline Fishing Pond. The freezing temperature was nicely mitigated by the radiant heat from the Sun. Most of the birding action was to be had in or around bodies of water. Featured is a male Belted Kingfisher making a stab at the Arkansas River. The only shot I got of his entrance into the water was a splash. I could not tell if the dive was successful or not. Also on the Arkansas River were…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
November 30, 2024

November 30, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 3:20 PM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Cold weather and holiday travel have really messed with my nature photo tours. I finally made it out for a late afternoon stroll around the Osprey Picnic Area in Rock Canyon. Activity was pretty scarce. I heard at least two Great Horned Owls having a conversation but I could not spot their locations. The featured image is a buck Mule Deer (with nothing but the most honorable of intentions) stalking a shy doe who seemed reluctant to commit to a relationship. Pictured here are a couple of Common Goldeneye hens navigating…

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