Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Killdeer, Common Grackle, GullsCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterfly, Monarch Butterflies, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunny with a persistent breeze . Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Starlings, Flycatchers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Killdeer, Lesser Goldfinch, Great Horned Owl, Gulls, Blue Grosbeak, Turkey VultureCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Pinacate Beetle, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Starlings, Flycatchers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Common Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Woodpecker, Common GrackleCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Pinacate Beetle, Mule Deer 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, American Goldfinch, Osprey, Starlings, Flycatcher, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Redheaded Woodpecker, Common Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Egrets, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Northern FlickersCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Gull, Kingbirds, Canada Geese, Killdeer, EgretCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Western Tanager, Osprey, Starlings, American Robin, Double Crested Cormorants, Gull, Western Kingbirds, Black-capped Chickadees, Canada Geese, Blue Jay, House Wren, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue Grosbeak, Belted Kingfisher, American Yellow WarblerCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly, Cabbage White Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: 50/50 Sun/clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Egret, Osprey, Starlings, American Robin, Double Crested Cormorants, Gull, Eastern Kingbirds, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, Blue Jay, House WrenCritters: Grasshoppers, Pinacate Beetle, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunny with some clouds. Yet another quiet morning out on the trail. I guess 7 AM is a bit early for most folks – but I thought the birds would be up. Conditions were quite pleasant and the sky was unusually cluttered with pleasant looking clouds. The clouds were what prompted me to take today’s featured image – a kind of boring shot of a couple of Double Crested Cormorants. I noticed that the Rabbitbrush is starting to bloom which I hope will bring out some more butterflies. The Osprey were out…
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Cloud/haze filtered sunshine with a light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, American Kestrel, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Jay, Gull, Western Kingbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue HeronCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny with a very light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Common Sandpiper, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Grosbeak, Black-capped Chickadee, Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jay, Gull, HeronCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Dragonflies, Mosquito Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm