Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 15, 2024

December 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. I came very close to not even posting about this morning’s walk because it was so uneventful. I saw very few birds – not even a single Starling! Fortunately I found the featured American Kestrel staking out the picnic area by the Anticline Fishing Pond as I was heading back to the parking lot. I think this is a female but either way a very patient and cooperative subject. The other lady posted here is a House Finch who was not as cooperative and made me work to capture…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 14, 2024

December 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 31 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Great Horned Owls, Greater Roadrunner, American KestrelsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Sightings
December 13, 2023 – Repost

December 13, 2023 – Repost

Environment:Start Time: 9:05 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: More clouds than Sun. The morning temperatures this day in 2024 inspired me to stay in bed. Here is what was happening last year on this day. As you can see, the bird selection is about the same as this year so far. Stay warm! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Killdeer, Gulls, Dark-eyed Juncos, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, hawks, Belted Kingfisher, Crows Critters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 36 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Magpies, Crow, Northern Flickers, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, American RobinsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix FZ-80

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 08, 2024

December 08, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfishers, Western Bluebirds, Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, American Bald Eagles, Northern Flickers, Wild Turkeys, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
December 04, 2024

December 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: Sunshine. The streak of great weather continues with another brilliantly sunny morning. Today’s images are a little bit different, though. Featured today (mostly due to his sheer magnificence) is a Mule Deer Buck who casually crossed the Arkansas River right in front of me. Pictured here is what both Google and the Cornell Lab’s Merlin phone app identify as a Wilson’s Snipe. This is definitely a new bird for me. According to Merlin the bird is uncommon in this area. There were two of them in a shallow spot on the Arkansas…

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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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