Sightings
January 30, 2024 – Repost

January 30, 2024 – Repost

Yet another snow day today. Last year was a lot better – in many different ways. Here is another walk down Memory Lane. Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Green-winged Teal, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Crows, Northern Flickers, Mourning DoveCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit 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
December 03, 2024

December 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine. A truly beautiful morning greeted me as I arrived at my normal parking spot by the Anticline Fishing Pond. The freezing temperature was nicely mitigated by the radiant heat from the Sun. Most of the birding action was to be had in or around bodies of water. Featured is a male Belted Kingfisher making a stab at the Arkansas River. The only shot I got of his entrance into the water was a splash. I could not tell if the dive was successful or not. Also on the Arkansas River were…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 08, 2024

October 08, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Haze/Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Common Grackle, Ospreys, Townsend’s Solitaire, Dark-eyed Juncos, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, CrowCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Cottontail Rabbit, thousands of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 30, 2024

January 30, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Green-winged Teal, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Crows, Northern Flickers, Mourning DoveCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit 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
March 21, 2023

March 21, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Mostly sunny with increasing breeze. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Hooded Mergansers, Gulls, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawks, Great Horned Owl, Ospreys, Sparrows, Cooper’s Hawks, Blue Jay, Mourning Doves, American Kestrels, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, American RobinCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 06, 2023

March 06, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Very crisp yet comfortable morning along the Arkansas River. Apparently it was a little too crisp for a lot of birds since not many were out appreciating the climate. Today I can honestly tell you that the featured image of a pair of Hooded Mergansers floating on the fishing pond is the best picture of the day. Not that it is that great of a picture but it is literally the only picture I shot. I’m glad they showed up. Pictured below is a Red-tailed Hawk that I captured at Belmar…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 3:00 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny with annoying breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Sparrows, Great Horned Owls, Bewick’s Wren, Black-capped Chickadee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bushtits, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Wild Turkeys (seen on the drive home just off Thatcher Ave)Critters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine and light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, Hooded MergansersCritters: Orange Sulfur Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 08, 2022

April 08, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Bright Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwalls, Osprey, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, American Robin, Turkey Vultures, European Starlings, swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, BushtitsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
March 03, 2022

March 03, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine with high, thin clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, American Coot, American Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, Hooded Merganser, Crow, American Kestrel, American RobinCritters: Tree Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-200mm

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