Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, light haze, welcome breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Rouen Duck, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Mourning Dove, Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Blue Heron, Common GracklesCritters: Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Tree Squirrels Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sun and few clouds with light breeze The Sun triumphed over some early morning clouds lighting up Lake Pueblo State Park in a blaze of glory! I’m trying to add a little drama to these posts. Not many people or birds were out to enjoy the wonderful conditions. I managed to capture my best shot yet of a Redheaded Woodpecker – today’s featured image. I also spent a lot of time taking images of, and rooting for, an Osprey that was giving it his all to pull a fish from the Arkansas…
Environment:Start Time: 6:15 PM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunny with few clouds; heavy breeze Certain life obligations kept me home until early evening but I must say it was worth the wait! Really very few other humans on the trails or in the river and the birds were boppin’ about. As you can see I got another Great Horned Owl who was really nestled back into the trees. I had to go way off trail to get a clear shot and am very grateful to my subject for putting up with my stomping about. But the stars of the outing…
Environment:Start Time: 1:20 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, light breeze December opened up this year with two days of frigid temps and some wicked wind. Things have settled down (and warmed up) so I did manage to get out to Lake Pueblo State Park this afternoon. I must say that it was worth the wait – perfect conditions. The icing on the cake came in the form of some pretty decent bird sightings. Very early in the walk I came upon a Great Blue Heron perched in tree near the Anticline Fishing Pond – a very popular…