Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Decreasing sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, House Wren, Belted Kingfisher, American Kestrel, Wild Turkeys, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Prairie Dog Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall, Buffleheads, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Crows, Starlings, Dark-eyed Junco, White-breasted Nuthatch, woodpeckersCritters: Mule Deer, Coyote Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Killdeer, Gulls, Dark-eyed Junco, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, Wild Turkey, Great Horned Owl, woodpeckerCritters: None Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 9:05 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Killdeer, Gulls, Dark-eyed Juncos, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, hawks, Belted Kingfisher, Crows Critters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 73 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions out at Lake Pueblo State Park continue to be excellent. The bird activity is even getting a little better. Today’s featured image is a Red-tailed Hawk who flew in at the treetop level just as the Sun was nearly set creating the intense show of colors on the bird’s undercarriage. I also caught a female Belted Kingfisher darting between the banks of the Arkansas River in search of a late afternoon snack. I didn’t see any herons flying today but I did see two perched high in the trees. Sightings:Birds:…
Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Blue-winged Teal, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Black-capped Chickadee, Bushtits, Dark-eyed Juncos, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Blue-winged Teals, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Heron, Dark-eyed Juncos, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Great Blue Herons were the only birds I was able to capture today – and they did not make it easy. Both of these birds were perching well into the now faded Autumn leaves. And both were giving me some stern looks. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, American Kestrel, Woodpecker, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 4:10 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, CrowCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 38 degrees Sky: Dominate cloud cover – some sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Common Sandpiper, Gulls, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Panasonic Lumix GH4, Olympus Digital Zuiko 15-54mm