Sightings Wildlife
October 25, 2023

October 25, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Canada Geese, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Sandhill Cranes, Song Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Hairy Woodpecker, Woodpeckers, Black-capped Chickadees, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Junco, Common SandpiperCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Painted Lady Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, many other 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
October 19, 2023

October 19, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Painted Lady Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, other 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
October 17, 2023

October 17, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Canada Geese, White-crowned Sparrows, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, MagpieCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, other 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
October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Still more sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, Osprey, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Killdeer, White-crowned Sparrows, American Robins, Great Blue Herons, Common Sandpiper, Common Grackle, HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 09, 2023

October 09, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Total sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk, SparrowsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch-like butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 07, 2023

October 07, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Total sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Magpie, Woodpecker, American Robins, American Kestrel, SparrowsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 02, 2023

October 02, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Not a very busy Monday morning out on the trail today. With the Osprey population seemingly on the decline I am seeing Great Blue Herons and Belted Kingfishers more often. Is there a connection? Red-winged Blackbirds were very active working on the dead heads of the Wild Sunflowers with great zeal. Today’s featured image is of a male Blackbird taking a quick break from the seeds (or bugs?) that seem so in demand. I captured one of the few Osprey I saw today (below) perched high up – devouring its catch….

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
October 01, 2023

October 01, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Once again I managed to catch sight of a good number of birds without capturing many of them on my memory card. Everyone was either keeping their distance or heading off to an important appointment. All except for the Great Blue Heron in the featured spot above. This one was just chilling on a mid-river rock without a care in the world while fish were jumping up all around. Guess s/he was full. The blooming Rabbitbrush were joined today by some blooming Machaeranthera (I hope) with a nice complementary shade…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 27, 2023

September 27, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Blue Jay, Great Blue Heron, Wren, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hawk, American Kestrel, American Robins, Kingbird, Snowy EgretCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs, Tree Squirrel, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 24, 2023

September 24, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Blue-winged Teals, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Blue Jay, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Wren, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common GracklesCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tarantula, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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