Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine with welcome breeze. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Blue Jays, Turkey VulturesCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Field Crescent Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds, some haze, slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbirds, Mourning Dove, American KestrelCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Tree Squirrel, Rock Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and pleasant breeze. Very clear sky this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. I noticed as I walked up-river that I was casting a distinct shadow for a change. Not much happened photographically I’m afraid. Most birds were either perched high up and well off trail or flitting about hidden in the foliage. Today’s featured image is some wildflowers that were blooming in the early morning light – Google identifies them as Ragworts. I did get another so-so shot of an American Kestrel. The shot posted below is really…
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine, some clouds and no breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, American Yellow Warbler, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Kingbird Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Stink Beetles, Mule Deer, Grasshoppers, Widow Skimmer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine, haze with almost no breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, American Yellow Warbler, Great Horned Owl, Common Grackle, Green Heron, Starlings, KilldeerCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Stink Beetles, Bobcat, Mule Deer, Grasshoppers Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Another calm sunny day in the low sixties this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. Another ideal morning for walking and taking pictures. Though my walk was very enjoyable I did not get much of anything onto my camera’s memory card. What few birds I saw were literally sky-high in flight or perched well into the wooded areas around the Anticline Fishing Pond. I caught no sight of the three owlets from yesterday nor did my raccoon buddy show his face. The “best” I could do was a quick snap of a Cabbage Butterfly on the ground by the pond….