April 05, 2023 – Repost

Falling snow leaves me on the couch this morning. Let’s go back in time and see what was going on in 2023. Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunny with a wicked breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Gadwalls, American Coots, Gulls, Starlings, Buffleheads, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Northern Flickers, Red-tailed Hawk, Double Crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrels, Dark-eyed Juncos, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Western Meadowlark, Killdeer, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Say’s Phoebe, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeyCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

October 09, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Canyon Towhees, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Crow, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, Widow Skimmer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

November 19, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine to start. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Canyon Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Great Horned OwlCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

April 05, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunny with a wicked breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Gadwalls, American Coots, Gulls, Starlings, Buffleheads, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Northern Flickers, Red-tailed Hawk, Double Crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrels, Dark-eyed Juncos, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Western Meadowlark, Killdeer, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Say’s Phoebe, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeyCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm