Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine, haze and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Blue Jays, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, American RobinCritters: Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel Gear: Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Green Heron, Spotted Sandpipers, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm
Taking a little break for family stuff. Here is what was going on last year on this day. Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Ring-billed Gulls, Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Prairie Falcon, Red-winged Blackbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Eastern Kingbirds, Common Grackles, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Lesser Goldfinch, Spotted Sandpiper, Redheaded Woodpecker, Northern Flickers, Turkey VulturesCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 5:50 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Hazey sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Common Mergansers, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Turkey Vulture, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s OriolesCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrels, Northern Flickers, Doves, White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrow, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Herons, Western Meadowlark, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Blue JaysCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer 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: 7:25 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine and haze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gulls, Townsend’s Solitaire, Northern Flickers, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robins, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue HeronsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Decreasing sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, House Wren, Belted Kingfisher, American Kestrel, Wild Turkeys, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Prairie Dog Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Total sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Magpie, Woodpecker, American Robins, American Kestrel, SparrowsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Ring-billed Gulls, Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Prairie Falcon, Red-winged Blackbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight