Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 02, 2024

June 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 5:40 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. The one bird I got even a little close to is today’s featured image – a female Downy Woodpecker. She was very busy and didn’t hang around long but finally showed me her face. Otherwise I was limited to catching birds as they flew by. Got some good ones, though. The Osprey pictured here was headed in from the direction of the Fish Hatchery – so you know this fish is young and tender! And I got a Great Blue Heron and a Red-tailed Hawk. I kind of think the hawk…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 29, 2024

April 29, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunlight. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, White-faced Ibis, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrel, Northern Flickers, Doves, Common Grackles, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Western Kingbird, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, American Bald Eagle, Red-winged Blackbirds, Say’s Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, SwallowsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 07, 2024

March 07, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Buffleheads, Gadwalls, Green-winged Teal, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, crows, White-crowned Sparrows, American Robin, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jay, Great Horned Owl, Red-winged Blackbird, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 05, 2024

March 05, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: Sunny and breezy. Things started off with a bang this morning. I spotted the Great Blue Heron pictured here (and top and bottom of this post) first thing. I got this nice shot of it wading in the Anticline Fishing Pond before I took one too many steps in its direction and spooked it. But that allowed me to capture the other two in-flight shots. After that I could have just gone home as the rest of the walk was nowhere near as exciting. Still, it was well worth the trip out….

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 02, 2024

March 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Buffleheads, Green-winged Teal, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s HawksCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 14, 2024

February 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 26 degrees Sky: Sunshine with mitigating clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Gadwalls, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, Woodpecker, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, White-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 08, 2023

September 08, 2023

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

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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
August 31, 2023

August 31, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. After yesterday’s surprise appearance by the Peregrine Falcon we were back to the usual suspects this morning. Things were really low key out on the trail – even the Osprey were just sort of hanging around but in a noisy fashion. Caught a family of Wild Turkeys (minus dad) out on the prairie. They must live nearby because I have seen what are probably the same birds on my last two outings. Speaking of the same birds, the bottom of today’s post is my sleepy owl subject. I’m pretty sure it…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 26, 2023

June 26, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sun. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Wren, American Kestrel, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Ospreys, Great Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Yellow-breasted Chat, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey VultureCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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