Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gadwalls, Gulls, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: KolariVision Lumix LS100 w Hot Mirror Filter
Environment:Start Time: 4:05 PM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Ring-billed Gulls, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Horned Owls, Pied-billed Grebe, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Dark-eyed Juncos, Starlings, American robins, Red-tailed Hawk, Gadwalls, Critters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunny. Having managed to get out to Lake Pueblo State Park with the rising Sun I am really starting to wonder where all the Early Birds are. Is there a worm shortage? Once again, today’s walk ended up with mostly smaller birds burned onto my memory card and even they made it tough. I did see a couple of the Cooper’s Hawk kiddos but they are expanding their range of activity and improving their ability to not be seen. So the featured image for today is a Lesser Goldfinch that I caught…
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Kestrel, Great Blue Herons, Common GrackleCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 9:45 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine ,no clouds with mild breeze Yet another warmish morning lured me out for an early stroll along the Arkansas River. Of course, I wanted to partake of all the eagles that have been hanging around lately. There were eagles but they were not doing much except perching in hard to photograph locations. I did manage to ambush one and a front and back view is posted below. There were quite a few woodpeckers flitting around today – both Hairy and Downy. Posted here is what I think is a Hairy Woodpecker….
Environment:Start Time: 2:40 PM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, light breeze. Yet another terrific day to be out in nature. A lot more of the smaller birds were active today as you can tell by the “small” gallery posted below. I was also using a more appropriate camera today than I was yesterday – but it was still heavy. Instead of a featured image I am trying to sneak in a featured video – hopefully posted above. If you can’t see it here on HSC.com try viewing it here. What it is is a group of ducks –…
Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Gadwalls, Gulls, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Tree Squirrel Gear: KolariVision Lumix LS100 w Hot Mirror Filter
Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine little breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Gulls, Pied-billed Grebe, belted kingfisher, Starlings, American Robins, White-crowned Sparrows, Townsend’s Solitaire, Hairy Woodpecker, Canada GeeseCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine, haze with almost no breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, American Yellow Warbler, Great Horned Owl, Common Grackle, Green Heron, Starlings, KilldeerCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Stink Beetles, Bobcat, Mule Deer, Grasshoppers Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light haze few clouds I was greeted upon my arrival at Lake Pueblo State Park this morning with silence. When I got out of the car there was practically no sounds to be heard. Certainly no birds. It was weird. It was a little humid and the relative lack of wildfire haze really allowed the Sun’s radiant heat to bear down. Maybe this heat was keeping everyone subdued. Even though I did see a nice variety of birds I only managed a portraits and none were all that good. Today’s featured…