January 24, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 22 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, American Bald Eagle, Northern Flicker, Black-capped ChickadeesCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

November 23, 2021 – Repost

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m on a holiday break – here is what was going on this date in 2021! Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and a hefty breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Pied-billed GrebeCritters: Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm

November 12, 2021 – Repost

Here is another post pulled from the archives. Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine, little breeze As colder morning temperatures start to make their appearances in the Autumn I change my walking schedule to put me at Lake Pueblo State Park in the late afternoon. This is what happened today and, all in all, things went pretty well. On my way into the park I was struck by the late afternoon light that was falling onto Liberty Point so I pulled over and took one of the landscapes posted below. After that I continued on…

September 10, 2023

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

April 27, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds, Sun and clearing fog. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Mallard, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Wrens, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkey, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Canon Powershot G12

April 17, 2023

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

March 23, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunny with variable breeze. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneyes, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards, Gadwalls, Bufflehead, Gulls, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Ospreys, White-crowned Sparrows, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrel, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, American Robin, Great Blue Heron, Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blue Jays, Crow, Magpie, Mourning Dove, Black-capped Chickadees, Northern FlickersCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 14, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: Sunshine, a few clouds and a light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Buffleheads, American Coots, Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Canada Geese, White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, Black-capped Chickadees, Osprey, Blue Jays, Cooper’s Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, American Bald Eagle, American Kestrels, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

August 18, 2022

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

August 09, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Spotted Sandpiper, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Green Heron, Redheaded Woodpecker, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Grosbeak, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robins, Northern FlickersCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm