Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:35 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Wild Turkeys, American Bald EagleCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-200mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Killdeer, Gulls, Dark-eyed Junco, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, Wild Turkey, Great Horned Owl, woodpeckerCritters: None Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 9:05 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Killdeer, Gulls, Dark-eyed Juncos, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, hawks, Belted Kingfisher, Crows Critters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Dark-eyed Juncos, Blue Jay, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, Hooded Mergansers, Belted Kingfisher Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 73 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions out at Lake Pueblo State Park continue to be excellent. The bird activity is even getting a little better. Today’s featured image is a Red-tailed Hawk who flew in at the treetop level just as the Sun was nearly set creating the intense show of colors on the bird’s undercarriage. I also caught a female Belted Kingfisher darting between the banks of the Arkansas River in search of a late afternoon snack. I didn’t see any herons flying today but I did see two perched high in the trees. Sightings:Birds:…
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, woodpeckersCritters: Mule Deer, 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: 34 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Greater Yellowlegs, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Sandpiper, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Woodpeckers, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Great Horned Owls, Blue Jay, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer, Coyotes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 2:50 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Field Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Great Horned Owl, possible American Kestrel, Wild TurkeysCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m on a holiday break – here is what was going on this date in 2021! Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and a hefty breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Pied-billed GrebeCritters: Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm