Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, MagpieCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunshine with clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfishers, Sparrows, Northern Flickers, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, American Robin, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Sunshine with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Hooded Merganser, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, SparrowsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Green-winged Teal, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Crows, Northern Flickers, Mourning DoveCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER 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
While I’m spending time with family here is a reposting of a previous walk. Enjoy Environment:Start Time: 3:35 PM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sun with malicious breeze. Today’s tour of Lake Pueblo State Park was a mixed bag of great light, sparse bird presence and biting breezes. Mule Deer did their best to make up for the issues – they were everywhere. And my only bird capture was a lucky break and is today’s featured image. I spotted a Belted Kingfisher – on my side of the river – who was perched perfectly in the light of the setting Sun….
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. I took a stab at a morning tour of Lake Pueblo State park today. The Bald Eagles I was hoping to find did not show up. On the smaller end of the bird spectrum a bunch of American Bushtits did appear and this one paused long enough for me to make a capture. I also had some luck with a female Belted Kingfisher who landed on a perch quite close to me – my only complaint is that she tried to hide behind a leafy twig. Still she landed the featured…
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Gadwalls, Mallards, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Red-breasted Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, American Kestrel, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Northern Flicker, Turkey Vulture, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, House Wren, Bewick’s Wren, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels, Ornate Tree Lizard, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Buffleheads, Gulls, Gadwalls, Great Horned Owl, Northern Shrike, Northern Flicker, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Hooded MergansersCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 3:50 PM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunny with thin clouds. Another break in the gloomy weather provided the opportunity to go for a walk along the river. Even at 53 degrees it was a little chilly out which would have been easier to handle if I’d had something to do like maybe take some pictures of birds. Not much happening on that front. I did catch another shot of a Northern Shrike (featured) who seemed to be actively hunting though I have no idea what. My other capture (below) is a Belted Kingfisher who was working the Arkansas…