Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Common Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Barn Swallows, American Robins, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owls, Wren, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Things remain on the mellow side at Lake Pueblo State Park. The high water on the Arkansas River seems to have a calming effect. Below is a scenic shot that kind of sums up the morning. Great conditions but not a lot of motivation. The two goslings featured up top were out with a pretty good gathering of their kind. Three sets of adults – one set with four kiddos and each of the other two with only one. We were all on a narrow stretch of the trail and…
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbird, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Flickers, Grackles, Western Meadowlark, Great Blue HeronCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, Red Ants, Cottontail Rabbit, Wood Louse, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions were just a little past perfect out on the trail today. No complaints here. Spring is still springing up – Milkvetch (post bottom) is blooming giving the butterflies a reason to be out. I caught a group of Mule Deer giving the riverbank a good cleaning. Most birds were keeping low profiles – except those that were flying high in the sky. I see Double Crested Cormorants coming and going but I never seem to be near their destination. Today’s featured image is a Bullock’s Oriole who was too interested…
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Eastern Kingbirds, Western Kingbirds, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, House Wren, Bullock’s Oriole, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Wood Louse, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm; LG L455DL
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, Barn Swallows, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds, moderate haze, slight breeze. Climate is staying very consistent. Another near perfect day for a walk in the woods. The Red-winged Blackbirds were today’s activity stars. Once again they were paying much attention to the sagging Wild Sunflower ex-blossoms. Today’s featured image (above) is just one example of the action. Plenty of Osprey about but apparently not in the mood to try a little fishing. I’m starting to see Wood Ducks along the Arkansas River again with one of them pictured below in flight. The other bird capture is…
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds, some haze, slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbirds, Mourning Dove, American KestrelCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Tree Squirrel, Rock Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds or breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owls, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jays, American Yellow Warbler Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Bullsnake, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm