Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallard, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Orioles, Wrens, American Kestrels, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Ospreys, Great Blue Herons, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Yellow-breasted ChatCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Kind of a ho-hum day out on the trail. If I wanted to shoot Starlings and Morning Doves this would have been a wildly successful day. The high point of the walk was spotting the Wild Turkey (below) way off in the distance and I’m glad I took the shot so I had something to post. The spider’s web at the bottom of the post isn’t what I would call high art but the light was pretty cool so I fired. The featured image is the only bird that…
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Duck, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkey, Yellow-breasted Chat, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jays, American Kestrel, Northern Flicker, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Blue HeronCritters: Prairie Dog, Rock Squirrel, Red Ants, Ornate Tree Lizard, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Starlings, Gadwall, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wrens, Western Kingbirds, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jays, Bullock’s Orioles, Cooper’s Hawks, Eastern Kingbirds, Grackles, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Tree Squirrels, Rock Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sunshine. Lake Pueblo State Park was not so much muggy, as it was on my last outing, as it was outright soggy this morning. Last night’s rain fell in Biblical quantities turning some picnic areas into swamps and the unpaved trails into ponds. The Arkansas River water is back to runoff levels and I only saw a few ducks out on the water. Today’s featured image is a lone juvenile Wood Duck drake who is obviously one of the brave ones. The mini-gallery at the bottom of this post are…
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Ash-throated Flycatcher, American Robins, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, House Wren, Common Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Sandpipers, Northern Flickers, Great Horned OwlCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Red Ants, Widow Skimmer, Pinacate Beetles, Wood Louse Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Oriole, Swallows, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Common Grackle, American Kestrels, Red-winged Blackbirds, American RobinsCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Prairie Dog, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Oriole, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat, Blue Jay, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Blue Heron, American RobinsCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Yellow Warbler, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Red-winged BlackbirdsCritters: Mule Deer, Ornate Tree Lizard, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Yellow Warbler, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat, Common Grackle, Western Wood PeweeCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants, Whiptail Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm