March 28, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:35 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: More clouds than sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Western Meadowlarks, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Kestrels, Doves, Ravens, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, House Finch, Great Horned Owl, SparrowsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

March 12, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 5:30 PM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Starlings, Great Horned Owl, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue Heron, American Robins, Northern Flickers, White-breasted Nuthatch, Osprey, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

February 05, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Buffleheads, American Coots, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawk, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

December 27, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 3:40 PM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Heavy cloud-filtered sunshine Winter is finally starting to make its appearance. My fear is that it may be too late for some of the trees as demonstrated in the image below of a Starling perching in a Cottonwood that appears (to me) to be well into the Spring budding process. When the cold eventually shows up I don’t think things are going to go well for this – and quite a few other – tree. But there are still birds to be photographed. Posted here is a White-crowned Sparrow who waited patiently…