Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sun with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Blue Grosbeak, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Lark Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Bullock’s OrioleCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ-80
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Duck, Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owls, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullock’s Oriole, Great Blue Heron, Blue Grosbeak, Killdeer, Yellow Warbler, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jay, Western MeadowlarksCritters: Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud and haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Red-winged Blackbirds, Barn Swallows, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, Great Horned Owl, Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks, Blue Grosbeak, Northern FlickersCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Killdeer, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Grosbeak, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Barn Swallows, Possible American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, Great Horned Owl, Wren, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers, Painted Lady Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
The extreme heat and some automotive challenges have kept me housebound for some time. Just to keep things going I’m re-posting my walk from this day one year ago. Certain strange technical issues with the WordPress platform are preventing this post from showing correctly on the HSC Homepage. So if you would like to see this historical post in all its glory please click HERE. Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sunshine. Lake Pueblo State Park was not so much muggy, as it was on my last outing, as it was outright soggy this morning. Last…
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Eastern Kingbirds, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flickers, Western Wood Pewee, Blue Grosbeak, Killdeer, American Robin, Blue JayCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Squirrel, Red Ants, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sunshine. Lake Pueblo State Park was not so much muggy, as it was on my last outing, as it was outright soggy this morning. Last night’s rain fell in Biblical quantities turning some picnic areas into swamps and the unpaved trails into ponds. The Arkansas River water is back to runoff levels and I only saw a few ducks out on the water. Today’s featured image is a lone juvenile Wood Duck drake who is obviously one of the brave ones. The mini-gallery at the bottom of this post are…
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, some haze, slight breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Western Kingbird, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Blue Grosbeak, American Robin, Downy WoodpeckerCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Stink Beetle, Grasshopper, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds or breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Starlings, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Blue Grosbeak, American Robin, Killdeer, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer w/ Fawns, Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit, Grasshopper, Orb Spider, Monarch Butterfly, yellow colored Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm