Sightings
July 05, 2020 – Repost

July 05, 2020 – Repost

Still on R&R. Found this July 05 post from 2020. It is good to see the Mississippi Kite shot. These guys have not been around so much recently. We started on our walk today around 6:10 in 57 degrees and the sun behind a low cloud bank in the East. No other clouds were poised to offer any further resistance to the sun with only a small amount of haze and a very light breeze. As I expected the sun cleared the clouds just as we arrived on the river bank. The park was oddly unpopulated this morning I assume…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:15 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. The Owl Tree bore no feathery fruit this morning but I still managed to come home with something on my memory card. Today’s feature d image, which is the best shot of the day, is a Mule Deer doe posing perfectly in the low morning sunshine. I caught her in a peaceful moment before she saw me and lost her train of thought. Also pictured here enjoying the morning sunshine are an Orb spider dining Al Fresco and an American Goldfinch. I also managed to shoot an Osprey…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 09, 2022

July 09, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Orchard Oriole, Bullock’s Oriole, Common Grackle, American Robins, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Common Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Cooper’s Hawks, Mississippi Kite, Red-winged BlackbirdsCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Widow Skimmer, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Mostly Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Common Merganser, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-winged Blackbirds, Mississippi Kite, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 27, 2022

May 27, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine with increasing breeze. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Northern Flicker, House Wren, Mississippi Kite, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: Rock Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 26, 2022

May 26, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Blue Jay, Northern Flicker, House Wren, Mississippi Kite, Hummingbird, American Kestrel, HawkCritters: Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 27, 2021

July 27, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light haze no clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Redheaded Woodpecker, Lazuli Bunting, Common Grackles, Western Wood Pewee, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Mississippi Kite, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jays, American Robins, StarlingsCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer (with twins), Stink Beetle

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 17, 2021

July 17, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunlight. Light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Common Crow, Great Horned OwlCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Squirrel, Widow Skimmer, Stink Beetle

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunlight. Healthy breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Eastern Kingbird, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbirds, Redheaded Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Green Heron, Great Blue Heron, Blue JayCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 09, 2021

July 09, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Sunny with a stiff (but still welcome) breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Great Blue Heron, Turkey VultureCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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