Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Common Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Barn Swallows, American Robins, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owls, Wren, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 5:40 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Hazy sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Redheaded Woodpeckers, American Robins, Yellow-breasted Chats, Red-winged blackbird, Blue Jays, Magpie, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Grackles, Belted KingfisherCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 5:45 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Mergansers, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Redheaded Woodpecker, American Robins, Yellow-breasted Chats, Red-winged blackbird, Blue Jays, possible Blue GrosbeakCritters: Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 5:40 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Duck, Western Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Brown-headed Cowbird, Scaled Quails, Blue Jays, American Robins, Yellow-breasted ChatCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
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
Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Mostly sunny with light to moderate breeze Predicted late afternoon wind (and “possible” rain) got me out for a morning walk today. I adjusted my walk to take me past the Osprey nest that sits just outside the Swim Beach grounds. I saw one of the current tenants out snapping nesting material off the tops of some trees early on and when I made it to the nest I saw both birds engaging in an intimate moment. I guess if you are going to fix up a nest – may as well…
Started out this morning (6:20) in 66 degree heat – the hottest start so far in 2020. Abundant sunshine might have made the walk miserable but a steady breeze helped make things seem cooler. The breeze also helped keep the annoying flying bugs in check. As far as wildlife photography goes there was not much going on. I did sight a “new” hawk but was unable to identify it. I was standing by a tree on the river bank wondering why all the swallows (who were doing their acrobatics right in front of me) were chirping loudly. This is not,…
Colorado has many well known landmarks. There are many more not as well known but equally magnificent. Some of them are natural wonders and others are man made. I will try to highlight those lesser treasures on this page. The iconic image of Colorado is Pikes Peak. Above is a view of the peak seen from in front of the dam at Lake Pueblo on an early Spring morning. There is still snow on the peak while the short grass prairie is beginning to go green.