Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 11, 2025

March 11, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Eventually sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Starlings, Great Horned Owl, Wild Turkeys, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Flickers, Downy Woodpeckers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Bluebirds, Mountain Bluebird, Red-winged Blackbird, White-breasted Nuthatch, American CootsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 07, 2025

March 07, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Blue Jays were the only birds that wanted to be on the Internet today. There was very little happening out on the trails. I did see the female Great Horned Owl in her nest but did not see any other nesting activity. I really hope the Osprey show up early. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Wild Turkeys, Doves, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Black-capped Chickadee, BushtitsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear:…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 05, 2025

March 05, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 27 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Green-winged Teal, Gulls, Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, American Kestrel, Doves, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue HeronCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 3:20 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. I took a chance and went back out to Rock Canyon one day after a pretty good snow storm a day before. The temperatures had risen nicely throughout the day so I figured the trails would be passable. This turned out to be true for the paved trails but everywhere else the conditions could only be called Swampy! There was standing water or mud an inch or two deep. It was a tough slog. So I didn’t stay long. I did manage to see the Eastern Bluebird who got the featured…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 14, 2024

December 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 31 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Great Horned Owls, Greater Roadrunner, American KestrelsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 06, 2024

October 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Hazy filtered sunshine. Haze remains a mitigating factor to the morning sunlight but it isn’t too big of a problem. Things were kind of quiet today with not a sign of an Osprey anywhere. I would think this would bring out the Red-tails and the Cooper’s Hawks but they, too, were absent. Featured is a Great Horned Owl who was appreciating the quiet atmosphere while snoozing happily high up in a tree as the morning sunlight warmed its big belly. The Great Blue Heron whose portrait is posted here allowed me to…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 04, 2024

October 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Hazy filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Kestrel, Crow, Wild Turkeys, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 02, 2024

October 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Sparrow, Common Grackle, warblers, Red-tailed Hawk, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
July 21, 2024

July 21, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sun and increasing clouds. Rock Canyon was bathed in fantastic Golden Hour light when I arrived (a little late) at my normal parking spot. Today’s featured image of the trees bordering the Anticline Fishing Pond is offered as proof. Sadly this glow did not last long. The clouds coming in from the North and East soon blocked the Sun and made further photography difficult. Something that I did notice going on was two sets of bird parents actively chasing and feeding their fledgling young. Pictured here is a fresh Western Kingbird who…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 09, 2024

April 09, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Activity today was mostly Osprey (fishing and nest repairs) and Blue Jays being very vocal and going after the Cottonwood Flowers which are everywhere. One of those Jays landed the featured image slot up top. Pictured below is one of the Osprey escorting a very nice catch over the park. I managed to make two passes past the Great Horned Owl nest this morning. On my first visit only Mom was visible. I imagine she was keeping her little ones warm in the cool morning air. When I came back…

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