Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
May 01, 2024

May 01, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbird, White-crowned Sparrows, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Blue Jays, Say’s Phoebes, Western Meadowlarks, Swallows, Cooper’s Hawks, Belted Kingfisher, House WrensCritters: Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 30, 2024

April 30, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebes, White-crowned Sparrows, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrel, Northern Flickers, Doves, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Western Kingbird, Blue Jays, American Bald Eagle, Say’s Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine in increasing cloud cover. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Say’s Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Spotted Towhee, Turkey VulturesCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Gadwalls, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Belted KingfisherCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Red-breasted Merganser, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackle, Western Meadowlarks, Swallows, Blue Jay, Great Blue Heron, American KestrelsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: Sunny with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Western Meadowlark, Cooper’s Hawk, American Kestrel, Blue Jays, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Crayfish KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 02, 2024

March 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Buffleheads, Green-winged Teal, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s HawksCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 05, 2024

February 05, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 25 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, American Coots, Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfishers, Starlings, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, Crows, SparrowsCritters: Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Sightings
January 05, 2023 Re-Post

January 05, 2023 Re-Post

Environment:Start Time: 3:40 PM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunny to start. As I continue to recover from a tenacious virus I am re-posting this date from last year. I was kind of surprised that I didn’t make it out then until the fifth. I guess I shouldn’t fee too bad about this year’s delay. My first 2023 outing is now in the books. I finally got a day that wasn’t too cold, dark or windy. Thing is, it wasn’t too birdy. I still got some good sightings but not many photo opportunities. The best moment came when I accidentally flushed…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 28, 2023

December 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Occasional sunshine. Very chilly to start the day at Lake Pueblo State Park. I waited at home as long as I could hoping for some warmth but had to come on out before the Sun got too high in the sky. Not that that mattered much. Activity remains low. I did get a (very) long shot of the Cooper’s Hawk pictured here. I didn’t realize until I cropped the image that it isn’t even looking toward me. A Great Horned Owl made the featured slot up top. This owl and I should…

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