Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 11, 2025

March 11, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Eventually sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Starlings, Great Horned Owl, Wild Turkeys, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Flickers, Downy Woodpeckers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Bluebirds, Mountain Bluebird, Red-winged Blackbird, White-breasted Nuthatch, American CootsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
November 12, 2024

November 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 27 degrees Sky: Sunshine mostly. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, American Robins, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Western Grebe, Cooper’s Hawk, Belted Kingfishers, American Kestrel, American Goldfinch, House Finches, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Mountain Bluebird, Blue Jays Critters: Mule Deer, Pronghorn Antelope, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix FZ80

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny with annoying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Sparrows, Great Horned Owls, Bewick’s Wren, Black-capped Chickadee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bushtits, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Wild Turkeys (seen on the drive home just off Thatcher Ave)Critters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud/Sun mix with light wind. Fifty nine degrees! At least that ain’t Centigrade. The wind was no help either – not a cooling breeze. The really bad thing about the wind is it is stripping the colorful leaves from the trees. There are a lot of trees out there that put me in mind of a plucked chicken. Today’s featured image is certainly not the best picture I’ve ever taken but today it was the only picture I took. At least it is a Dark-eyed Junco and not a Robin. Sightings:Birds: Mallards,…

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Birds Infrared Photography Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
February 06, 2022

February 06, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Sunshine and puffy clouds and breeze Sightings:Birds: Goldeneyes, Mallards, Gulls, American Coot, Canada Geese, Dark-eyed Juncos, American White Pelican, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed Hawk, Pied-billed Grebe, American Kestrel, Hairy WoodpeckerCritters: Tree Squirrels Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm; KolariVision Lumix LS100

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
November 27, 2021

November 27, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 3:10 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sun, high clouds. Another great afternoon walk goes into the books. What birds there were were pretty active but in no mood to be photographed. Posted here is the one Dark-eyed Junco who had a minute to stop and think. But things took a good turn at the end of my walk. The Sun was doing interesting things with the thin clouds that were floating around in the West over Lake Pueblo. So instead of going straight home I drove up to my usual spot on the Lake Pueblo Dam and waited…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
November 26, 2021

November 26, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 3:05 PM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Sun, few clouds. While some folks were out taking advantage of Black Friday deals, I, and a lot of others, was out taking an afternoon walk along the Arkansas River. I really kind of prefer late afternoon / early evening walks at Lake Pueblo State Park in the cooler months. For one thing it is usually warmer and the light from the lower angled sunshine makes for some great shots. Today’s offerings aren’t really good examples of those afore mentioned “Great Shots” but you have to deal with the subjects that present…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 06, 2021

October 06, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Brilliant sunshine puny breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Another perfect morning for walking by the river. Not only that – a few birds decided to make their presence known. Some were a little too far away and some were fidgety as can be but I did manage to make it home with a little usable product. The toughest shot was the Black-capped Chickadee posted here. He was very busy and I feel that he was just daring me to take his picture. What I came away with isn’t…

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