Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Osprey, Killdeer, European Starlings, Cedar Waxwings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Belted Kingfisher, Pied-billed Grebe, Blue-winged Teal, Crows, Canada GeeseCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina SZX 400mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Brilliant sunshine with a healthy (but not cold) breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Audubon’s Warbler, Killdeer, Cedar Waxwings, Black-capped ChickadeeCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Butterflies (Monarch, Orange Sulphur, Cabbage) Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment: Snowbound It’s been ten days since my last walk and it doesn’t look like I will be hitting the trail before next week. Old Man Winter seems to have been saving it for a big finish and has dumped cold and snow all over the place. So today’s featured image is a shot of a Cedar Waxwing from last August which I am posting as a glimmer of hope for better times to come. Stay warm, everyone. Sightings:Birds: Cedar WaxwingCritters: None Gear: Lumix GX-85, 45-150mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by light wildfire haze, light breeze We got going earlier than yesterday but still a little delayed because of the haze blocking the rising sun. The haze is much better today – parts of the sky are actually blue, the few clouds that were present were discernable and the Wet Mountains were clearly visible from Highway 96 as we drove out to Lake Pueblo State Park. To sum it up – it was a good day to walk. The birds seemed to be more active today as well and I…
Lake Pueblo State Park plays host to a diverse array of avian wildlife throughout the year. Below is just a sampling of what can be seen while walking through the Rock Canyon area.