Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye Ducks, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, Bushtits (maybe), Downy WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, Grasshopper Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine light breeze Forecasts of a warmish afternoon made me decide to take a chance on a morning walk today. This turned out to be a pretty good decision. Apparently I was not alone in this course of action as the park and the Arkansas River were pretty busy. Today’s featured image shows just how busy the river was with humans and pelicans competing for space. The eagles are still haunting the fishing pond though no one was in the mood to dazzle me with a display of fishing prowess. Still, this…
Environment:Start Time: 12:35 PM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunny, few clouds, moderate wind What could have been another fine day for being outdoors was tarnished by a truly pesky wind. Even with my hat’s chin-strap in place I spent a good deal of time holding onto it. It was just as well – I didn’t need to use my camera – there was not much going on. I did snap one picture (above) of the fishermen staked out in the middle of the Arkansas River like a picket fence. Fishing was what today was all about. Hopefully tomorrow will be…