Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
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
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Blue Jays, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Pewees, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, American Robins, Turkey Vultures, Eastern Kingbird, DovesCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:25 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Blue Jay, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Crows, Pewee, Spotted Sandpiper, KilldeerCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Turkey Vulture, Ospreys, Starlings, Barn Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Woodpeckers, Bushtits, Green Heron, Western KingbirdsCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Swallows, Great Blue Herons, Cooper’s Hawk, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, Western Wood PeweeCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Rock Squirrel, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine with a few clouds. Not everyone was having a slow day in Rock Canyon this morning. Pictured here is an Osprey banking off the Arkansas River with an impressive catch in hand. Really, Osprey and Great Blue Herons were about all there was to shoot today. Featured is a heron giving me a sunrise flight downriver. I keep looking for that Green Heron that I’ve seen a couple of times near the river bend Osprey nest but today it was a no-show. If nothing else, the fantastic weather is going to…
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. The Arkansas River has really perked up lately. It is running lower and smoother than it has all Summer. I saw quite a few ducks (Mallards), Cormorants and Geese as well as Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers. And five Great Blue Herons all working the same stretch of water. Very exciting. Featured is none of these water-related birds but an Osprey flying by with a plump looking fish in one hand. Pictured here is the back end of a Great Horned Owl flying into the trees. I was pushing into…
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine with fluffy clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Common Grackles, Western Wood Pewee, Spotted Sandpiper, Northern FlickersCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, butterflies, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; 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: 6:10 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Spotted Sandpipers, Common Grackles, Green Heron (possible), Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owl, Blue JaysCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Tree Squirrels, Pepsis, Bobcat, Cicada Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight