Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-300mm, Olympus OM-D E-M1 II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; OM System OM-1 Mii; Lumix DC-FZ80; Canon Powershot G12
November 10, 2024
Environment:Start Time: 3:10 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine and a few clouds. After three days of heavy snow followed by two days of decent sunshine I finally decided it was safe enough to return to Rock Canyon at Lake Pueblo Stated Park and see how things had held up. Turns out – not too bad. I only saw one fallen branch and no new downed trees. Much better than my neighborhood. Still I took it kind of easy since the unpaved trails were pretty muddy. Bird-wise things were definitely sparse. The Red-tailed Hawk pictured here was a welcome surprise…
November 05, 2024
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Osprey, Northern Flickers, Western Grebe, Blue Jays, Crows, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, Townsend’s Solitaire, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Canon Powershot G12
November 03, 2024
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Great Horned Owls, Western Grebe, Blue JaysCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Canon Powershot G12
October 25, 2024
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine. This morning’s outing was 100% dedicated to shooting Autumn Color in Rock Canyon. This plan left me out on trail without the equipment required to photograph any but the closest of birds. I fully expected to see Eagles, Hawks, Ospreys, Owls and possibly Emus all cavorting around the park. That didn’t happen for some reason. What did happen was evidence that the Cottonwoods are finally getting into the Autumn spirit. The featured image is the last one I shot today – a nice reflection in the still waters of the Anticline…
2023 Autumn Recap
Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-300mm, Olympus OM-D E-M1 II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
December 17, 2023
Environment:Start Time: 8:35 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Wild Turkeys, American Bald EagleCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-200mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
December 05, 2023
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker, woodpeckersCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
November 08, 2023
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Great Blue Herons were the only birds I was able to capture today – and they did not make it easy. Both of these birds were perching well into the now faded Autumn leaves. And both were giving me some stern looks. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, American Kestrel, Woodpecker, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
November 07, 2023
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye Ducks, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, Bushtits (maybe), Downy WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, Grasshopper Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight