January 28, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Super nice day out on the trail if you could ignore the mud. The Arkansas River is starting to get busy with a pretty nice variety of ducks splashing about like the Red-breasted Merganser pictured here. I did see several Great Blue Herons but only in the distance and none in the water. I spotted another Cooper’s Hawk but, unfortunately, it also spotted me. The big prize of the day is my featured image – a passing Northern Harrier. It popped up out of nowhere and flew by quickly. Even so,…

September 24, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Northern Flickers, Northern Harrier, Eastern Phoebe, Belted KingfishersCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-300mm