Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 07, 2021

August 07, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds or breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Starlings, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Blue Grosbeak, American Robin, Killdeer, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer w/ Fawns, Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit, Grasshopper, Orb Spider, Monarch Butterfly, yellow colored Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 06, 2021

August 06, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by wildfire haze and no clouds. No breeze. This morning was pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday. The only benefit of the haze is that it keeps down the heat. There was a bit more bird activity. I managed to catch three Sharp-shinned hawks bouncing from tree to tree. I’m pretty sure this was a family group though I don’t know how many of the birds were adults and how many were not. Today’s featured image is one of those birds. I also spotted a Great Horned Owl dozing…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 05, 2021

August 05, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by wildfire haze and few clouds. No breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, American Kestrel, Eastern Kingbird, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jays, Sandpiper-like wader, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common GrackleCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer w/ Fawns, Stink Beetle, Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Critters Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

When we arrived this morning at our walking site at 6:10 it was already 60 degrees. The Sun was getting a lot of resistance from numerous clouds so the light today was spotty. Birds were not the highlight of today’s outing. I did get one so-so shot of an American Kestrel but, as always, s/he was so high up in the tree that getting a sharp focus was not really possible. In desperation I switched to manual focus but by the time I was ready to give it a try the bird flew off. So today it was Mule Deer…

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