Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebes, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Doves, Great Horned Owls, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Jays, Turkey Vultures, SparrowsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Cabbage White Butterflies Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 27 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Green-winged Teal, Gulls, Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, American Kestrel, Doves, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, White-crowned Sparrows, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue HeronCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Buffleheads, American Coots, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, Great Horned Owl, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Downy Woodpeckers, CrowsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Osprey, Crow, White-crowned Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, American Bald Eagle, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 5:40 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. The one bird I got even a little close to is today’s featured image – a female Downy Woodpecker. She was very busy and didn’t hang around long but finally showed me her face. Otherwise I was limited to catching birds as they flew by. Got some good ones, though. The Osprey pictured here was headed in from the direction of the Fish Hatchery – so you know this fish is young and tender! And I got a Great Blue Heron and a Red-tailed Hawk. I kind of think the hawk…
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Bright sunlight. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrel, Northern Flickers, Doves, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Western MeadowlarksCritters: 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
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
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 26 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Black-crowned Night Heron, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Crows, Wild Turkeys, Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Wren, American Kestrels, Belted Kingfisher, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Total sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpeckers, American Robins, Rufous-sided Towhee, Sparrows, Blue Jays, Belted Kingfisher, Wild Turkeys, Turkey VultureCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, Cabbage White Butterflies, little yellow butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Pretty cloudy. Sightings:Birds: Mourning Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbirds, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-winged Blackbirds, Yellow Warbler, CrowCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600, AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm