Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Gadwalls, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Woodpeckers, American Kestrels, Doves, Great Horned Owls, Wild Turkeys, Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, American Robins, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Gadwalls, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, American Kestrel, Doves, Great Horned Owls, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, American Robins, GracklesCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 38 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Red-breasted Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, American Kestrel, Doves, Turkey Vultures, Great Horned Owls, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Black-capped Chickadee, BushtitCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
High winds are making trips out to Lake Pueblo State Park a bit too uncomfortable for me. So let’s relive last year on this date. Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Gulls, Gadwalls, Hooded Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Osprey, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Eurasian Collard-Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Buffleheads, American Coots, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 4:30 PM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Today’s outing was brief with my only intention to see if walking conditions were improving in the warmer weather over the last couple of days. Things are better but there is still ice and plenty of mud around. I was not dressed for the conditions so I just mosied around the Osprey Picnic Area to see what was what. I did take a quick detour to the Arkansas River where I caught the female Belted Kingfisher that is today’s featured image. This is a preferred spot for this little lady…
Environment:Start Time: 3:20 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. I took a chance and went back out to Rock Canyon one day after a pretty good snow storm a day before. The temperatures had risen nicely throughout the day so I figured the trails would be passable. This turned out to be true for the paved trails but everywhere else the conditions could only be called Swampy! There was standing water or mud an inch or two deep. It was a tough slog. So I didn’t stay long. I did manage to see the Eastern Bluebird who got the featured…
Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, American Robin, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, American Coots, Wild Turkeys, Bushtits, Eastern BluebirdsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 20 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Mergansers (Common, Red-breasted & Hooded), Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfishers, Ring-billed Gulls, Starlings, American Robin, Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owls, Blue Jay, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, American Coots, Killdeer, BushtitsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
One man’s Winter Wonderland is another’s Hellscape. A frigid and snowy morning kept me home today. Last year was much nicer so let’s journey back in time and enjoy that day once more. Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny. Eagles are remaining elusive but I’m still having luck with owls. Today’s featured image is a Great Horned Owl who, I believe, was just waking up and running over the day’s to-do list before heading out. Besides this organized owl there wasn’t much else to shoot. Pictured below is a White-crowned Sparrow that I caught checking out the…