Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Osprey, Northern Flickers, Western Grebe, Blue Jays, Crows, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, Townsend’s Solitaire, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Canon Powershot G12
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Osprey, Crow, White-crowned Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, American Bald Eagle, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Haze/Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Common Grackle, Ospreys, Townsend’s Solitaire, Dark-eyed Juncos, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, CrowCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Cottontail Rabbit, thousands of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Sparrow, Common Grackle, warblers, Red-tailed Hawk, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jays, American Robin, Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick’s Wren, American Kestrels, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Dense fog that eventually cleared. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Osprey, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawk, Barn SwallowsCritters: Mule Deer, Grasshoppers Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Pictured here are a couple of Double Crested Cormorants hanging on to a log in the Arkansas River. Cormorants are still pretty numerous out on the river. Great Blue Herons, too, are spending their mornings on the river. Featured is one just pulling up from an unsuccessful strike. I think the water trail is just running off the spear-like beak but It does look like it is spitting the water out. Patooee. This bird’s next shot was more successful. I’m closing out this post with a doe moving through the open…
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine, haze and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Blue Jays, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, American RobinCritters: Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel Gear: Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Green Heron, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, American KestrelCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Green Heron, Spotted Sandpipers, Blue Jays, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm