Birds Sightings Wildlife
February 15, 2025

February 15, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 27 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Buffleheads, American Coots, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Starlings, American Robin, White-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Cooper’s Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick’s Wren, Great Blue Heron, Eastern BluebirdsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 02, 2024

August 02, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunshine with light haze. Today’s tour of Rock Canyon was mostly unproductive in terms of captured images. There was plenty going on but nobody wanted to be on the Internet. The Osprey nest at the river bend was empty. All the trainees were either perching nearby or up in the sky perfecting their flight technique. One of the student flyers is today’s featured image. I even saw this one make a practice dive (with good form) but it pulled up well above the river surface. Pictured here is what I believe…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 24, 2024

April 24, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Bright sunlight. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrel, Northern Flickers, Doves, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Western MeadowlarksCritters: Mule Deer. Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 21, 2024

March 21, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Green-winged Teals, American Coots, Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Gadwalls, Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, Sparrows, Western Meadowlark, Dark-eyed Juncos, Crows, American Kestrels, Great Blue HeronsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Overcast. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Gulls, Red-breasted Mergansers, Gadwalls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, Western Meadowlark, Wild Turkeys, American Kestrel, Hairy Woodpecker, SparrowsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 24, 2024

January 24, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 22 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, American Bald Eagle, Northern Flicker, Black-capped ChickadeesCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 03, 2023

October 03, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Bird photography continues to be a challenge at Lake Pueblo State Park. I guess we are in a sort of lull between the Summer bird’s exit and the Winter bird’s arrival. Not all of the Summer gang is gone yet – today I saw two Ospreys and quite a few Cormorants. And the year-round birds are a bit more present right now with Red-tailed Hawks, Hairy Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers and Great Blue Herons turning up more often. Pictured here is one of a group of three or so Hairy Woodpeckers who…

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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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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 21, 2023

September 21, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine with increasing wind. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Crows, Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Blue Jay, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, millions of 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
July 30, 2023

July 30, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Western Kingbirds, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Orchard Orioles, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpecker, Barn Swallows, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpeckers, Belted KingfisherCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers, Grasshoppers, Ornate Tree Lizard, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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