Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 10, 2025

March 10, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Wild Turkeys, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, American Kestrels, Magpie, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: 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 Wildflowers Wildlife
July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Alternating Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Spotted SandpiperCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Sightings
July 15, 2023 – Repost

July 15, 2023 – Repost

Time for a look back at what was happening one year ago today. Mostly the usual suspects with the exception of the toad. I am constantly amazed at how few reptiles I run across out on the trails. In eleven years of shooting I think I have only seen five or six snakes and one of those was dead. I’m sure many more snakes have seen me. Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Wrens, American Robins StarlingsCritters: Mule…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 02, 2024

July 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Clouds and sporadic sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Duck, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullock’s Oriole, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Great Horned Owl, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, grasshoppers Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 18, 2023

September 18, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Heron, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Mourning Doves, Kingbird, Common Grackles, Western Wood Peewee, American Kestrels, American Robins, Crows, Snowy Egret, Yellow WarblerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Field Crescent Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 15, 2023

July 15, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Wrens, American Robins StarlingsCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Woodhouse’s Toad, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Osprey, Lesser Goldfinch, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
June 27, 2022

June 27, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 9:20 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Today’s late start resulted from the initial lack of decent light this morning. Things finally took a turn for the better (light-wise) so I did make a go of it. Once again there was not an overwhelming amount of avian activity. Today’s featured image is one of two bird shots that I got – an Orchard Oriole. After that it was bugs or flowers. Below are a couple of Bugs AND Flower shots that I am pretty happy with. The bottom of this post has three blooming plants that…

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