Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 4:10 PM Temperature: 71 degrees Sky: Sunshine with high thin clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owl, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern FlickerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Motorola Power 5G (2023)
Environment:Start Time: 4:10 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, CrowCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Very cool morning today. Not sure if all the birds slept in or what. The Arkansas River was surprisingly devoid of waterfowl – except for a few Mallard Ducks and the one Belted Kingfisher (I call them waterfowl because they make their living from the water) pictured here headed toward a nearby perch to enjoy some fresh breakfast. To bolster my case about the birds sleeping in I offer today’s featured image (top) of a Great Horned Owl sound asleep among the colorful Autumn Leaves. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Belted Kingfisher, Gulls,…
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 38 degrees Sky: Dominate cloud cover – some sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Common Sandpiper, Gulls, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Panasonic Lumix GH4, Olympus Digital Zuiko 15-54mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Killdeer, Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Cooper’s Hawk, Wild TurkeysCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Sparrows, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Belted KingfishersCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, other flying bugs Gear: Canon Powershot G12
Environment:Start Time: 5:00 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Hawk, Great Horned Owls, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Killdeer, White-crowned Sparrows, American RobinsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 3:55 PM Temperature: 76 degrees Sky: Sun and increasing breeze. Back out on the trail with the Birding gear. The only thing missing was birds. There was a pretty good breeze (wind) stirring up the remaining leaves and some dirt so maybe everyone was home watching election results. I did manage to spot a Great Horned Owl just as the Sun had disappeared behind the Wet Mountains. This is, of course, today’s featured image. The only other birds with time to be photographed are seen below with a few of the last tree-born leaves in the park. Sightings:Birds:…
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