Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine and some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Common Mergansers, Wood Duck, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, American Robins, American Kestrel, Barn Swallows, WrenCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes, Prairie Dog, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Canon Powershot G12
Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Brilliant Sunshine with a few clouds. Yet another beautiful walking day. Yet another photographically frustrating day. Still it was a little better than yesterday. The House Wren posted at the bottom was kind enough to stop for a split second so I could justify bringing my camera out to Lake Pueblo State Park. And for the featured image up top I have a Common Merganser drake cruising in the sunshine on the Arkansas River. Usually its (I assume) mate is also present but today was nowhere to be seen. Plenty of Osprey…