Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 06, 2023

September 06, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Gulls, Snowy Egrets, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Common Grackles, Phoebe, Wren, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Robins, Barn SwallowsCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Tree Squirrels, Cottontail Rabbit, Widow Skimmers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 24, 2022

September 24, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Osprey, Killdeer, European Starlings, Cedar Waxwings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Belted Kingfisher, Pied-billed Grebe, Blue-winged Teal, Crows, Canada GeeseCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina SZX 400mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 08, 2022

July 08, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Common Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, White-breasted Nuthatch, Redheaded Woodpecker, Common Grackle, American Robins, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Common Merganser, Northern Flicker, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owl, Quail, Hawks, American KestrelsCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Prairie Dog, Dragonflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022

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

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Even though favorable walking conditions took a while to develop I did make it out to Lake Pueblo State Park this morning. Not that I would have missed a lot if I had stayed home. Very crisp air and I could see (on the way in) that snow has fallen on Pikes Peak and on Greenhorn Mountain. No snow here in the river valley – yet. The only real bird action were a couple of Great Blue Herons chasing each other around in the sky. I was never…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 03, 2021

October 03, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Brilliant sunshine with a healthy (but not cold) breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Audubon’s Warbler, Killdeer, Cedar Waxwings, Black-capped ChickadeeCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Butterflies (Monarch, Orange Sulphur, Cabbage) Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 02, 2021

October 02, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunshine, light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Gulls, Northern Flicker, Audubon’s Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Belted KingfishersCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer, Cabbage Butterfly, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and light breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Gulls, Common Grackle, KilldeerCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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