Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, American Coots, Gulls, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Townsend’s Solitaire, woodpecker, Blue JayCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, 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: 7:00 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrels, Double Crested Cormorant, Belted Kingfishers, White-breasted Nuthatch, woodpecker, Crows, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, 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
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jay, Northern Flickers, Bushtits, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, mystery hawkCritters: Tree Squirrels, 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
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, MagpieCritters: 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
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
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds to the East and West, sunshine in the middle. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Mergansers, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Great Blue Herons, American Bald Eagle, American RobinCritters: 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
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine to start then cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Mergansers, Green-winged Teal, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bushtits, Northern Flickers, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, 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
Environment:Start Time: 9:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Herons, Crows, Belted Kingfishers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, woodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine and increasing breeze. Another break in the weather has allowed me to show my face on the trails of Rock Canyon. Things are picking up a bit – especially on the Arkansas River. We now have a nice variety of ducks mixing in with the ever present Mallards. I did catch a glimpse of an adult American Bald Eagle but no photo was possible. Pictured here is a Redhead Duck who was giving the river a look-over. Featured are a pair of Great Horned Owls who were quietly soaking…