Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Osprey, Lesser Goldfinch, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 9:20 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls,Mourning Dove, Flycatcher, Say’s Phoebe, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Snowy Egrets, Cedar Waxwings, Double Crested CormorantsCritters: Red-eared Sliders, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina 400mm
Environment:Start Time: 9:30 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls,Mourning Dove, Black-crowned Night Heron, American Robins, Say’s Phoebe, Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow Warbler, Magpie, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Snowy EgretsCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Tree Squirrel, Red-eared Sliders Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina 400mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Common Sandpiper, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Gulls, Common Grackle, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jays, Mourning DovesCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Tree Squirrel, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina 400mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Intermittent Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Least Sandpiper, Killdeer, Great Horned Owl, Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Prairie Dog, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jays, Common Sandpiper, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Great Horned Owl, Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese, Blue Grosbeak, GullsCritters: Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Common Grackle, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Wren, Yellow WarblerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Mix of Sun and clouds. Yesterday’s Cooper’s Hawk stars were nowhere to be found this morning. Never fear, a Great Blue Heron (or maybe two) stepped in to grab the morning light and my attention. Today’s featured image and the one at the bottom of this post are the same bird but I’m not positive about the identity of the one in the middle – I wish they wore name tags. I know I am accusing the Heron in the photo below of dancing in the caption but really it was struggling…
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Common Grackle, Western Kingbirds, Great Horned Owl, Blue Jay, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Wood DuckCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Pinacate Beetle, Wood Louse, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Killdeer, Common Grackle, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, Great Horned Owl, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Rock Squirrel, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer, White-tail Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm