Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 26, 2024

July 26, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sun with less haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owls, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wren, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawks, Blue JaysCritters: Mule Deer, Grasshoppers, Clouded Yellow Butterfly, Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 29, 2023

August 29, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Mourning Doves, Double Crested Cormorants, Black-capped Chickadees, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Common Grackles, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Western Wood Peewee, WoodpeckerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Ornate Tree Lizard, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 28, 2023

June 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sun with light wildfire haze. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Wren, American Kestrel, American Robins, Ospreys, Great Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Monarch Butterfly, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 06, 2022

October 06, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Spotted Towhee, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, Eastern Phoebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Gulls, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 23, 2022

September 23, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Sunny with fading fog. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Flycatcher, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Osprey, Killdeer, European Starlings, American Robins, Northern Flicker, CrowsCritters: Grasshoppers, Goldenrod Soldier Beetle, Monarch Butterfly, Checkered White Butterfly, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Tokina SZX 400mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Osprey, Lesser Goldfinch, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, Monarch Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
August 19, 2022

August 19, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Cloud/haze filtered sunshine with a light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, American Kestrel, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Jay, Gull, Western Kingbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue HeronCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 04, 2022

August 04, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny. Not a lot going on this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park though the Arkansas River’s falling water level is attracting more fishermen. There was a lot of bird activity but very few volunteers for Internet fame. I accidentally flushed out a pair of twin fawns and got a decent shot of one of them. Today’s featured image is also another critter – a Monarch Butterfly sampling one of the Wild Sunflowers that dot the park. The only birds that I managed (with some effort) to capture are in the mini-gallery…

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Birds Critters Landscapes Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 29, 2021

September 29, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine and little breeze again. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Did I say not much was happening at Lake Pueblo State Park yesterday? I guess I misspoke. Compared to today, yesterday was an absolute festival. I know the sightings box (below) shows a number of birds out but technically most of those sightings should be referred to as nano-sightings since I only saw the birds in passing. The only bird I captured was a Sharp-shinned Hawk (posted) who was deep in the leaves making the shot rather…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
September 10, 2021

September 10, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunshine, high thin clouds, moderate haze, slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Common Grackle, Great Blue Heron, Swallows, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren, Killdeer, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue-winged Teal, Gulls, Belted KingfisherCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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