Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 25, 2024

June 25, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 72 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullock’s Orioles, Belted Kingfisher, Western Meadowlark, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vultures, Northern Flicker, Scaled QuailCritters: Mule Deer, mosquitoes, Widow Skimmers, Cabbage White Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
June 23, 2024

June 23, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owl, Red-winged Blackbird, Bullock’s Orioles, Great Blue Heron, Western Wood PeweeCritters: Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs & Mosquitoes Gear: Nikon D5600; Nikkor 100-500mm; Canon Powershot G-12

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
May 21, 2024

May 21, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 5:55 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Doves, Blue Jays, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Common Grackles, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Barn SwallowsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600, AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 5:50 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Black-crowned Night Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Doves, Orchard Oriole, Blue Jays, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Swallows, House Wren, Say’s Phoebe, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes Gear: Nikon D5600 Nikkor 55-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 07, 2023

July 07, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sun with thinning clouds; very muggy! Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Common Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, American Robins, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, possible Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Blue HeronsCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 09, 2023

June 09, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Duck, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, American Kestrel, Wrens, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wild Turkey, Northern FlickerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
June 06, 2023

June 06, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallard, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, Bullock’s Oriole, Yellow-breasted Chat, WrensCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Rodent (not a rabbit, rat or mouse) Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
June 02, 2023

June 02, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Competing sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallard, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Blue Jays, Northern FlickersCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 08, 2023

May 08, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Starlings, Common Mergansers, Blue-winged Teals, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wrens, Western Kingbirds, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jays, Bullock’s Orioles, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Great Horned Owl. Barn Swallows, SwallowsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
May 05, 2023

May 05, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions were just a little past perfect out on the trail today. No complaints here. Spring is still springing up – Milkvetch (post bottom) is blooming giving the butterflies a reason to be out. I caught a group of Mule Deer giving the riverbank a good cleaning. Most birds were keeping low profiles – except those that were flying high in the sky. I see Double Crested Cormorants coming and going but I never seem to be near their destination. Today’s featured image is a Bullock’s Oriole who was too interested…

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