Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Cloud Mitigated Sun. Sightings:Birds: American Robins, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, Starlings, Western Meadowlark, Hawk, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Coyotes, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine and haze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Green-winged Teals, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, Crow, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Black-capped Chickadees, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Cloud impeded sunshine and haze. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Ospreys, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Blue Grosbeak, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Canon Powershot G12
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sun with a few clouds in the western sky. Quite pleasant once again this morning thanks to a gentle breeze offering some temperature moderation. Even so you could tell that it was going to be a hot one today. The only birds I photographed today were (surprise) the Osprey family in what I have started calling the River Bend Nest. I was really surprised to see all three kids present. There were a lot of Osprey gliding high in the sky, probably other youngsters learning the secrets of flight. Otherwise I resorted…
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallard, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Orioles, Wrens, American Kestrels, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Ospreys, Great Blue Herons, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Yellow-breasted ChatCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light wildfire haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallard, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbird, Wren, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jay, Oriole, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Killdeer, Wild Turkey, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Ornate Tree Lizard, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds, Sun and clearing fog. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Mallard, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Wrens, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkey, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Canon Powershot G12
Quick (and late) post. I went out to Lake Pueblo State Park around 4 PM in hopes of catching a cool November sunset. As you can tell from the featured image (above) it was worth the trip. I also took a quick portrait of Liberty Point as I was going to the lake. Enjoy.
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Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Common Sandpiper, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Cooper’s Hawk, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Grosbeak, American Yellow Warbler, Great Blue Heron, Eastern Kingbird, House WrensCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm