October 05, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine with light breeze. The only bird that came close to cooperating with my photographic intentions was a Common Grackle that I managed to get out of focus. Even though I saw quite a few birds I have no images to prove it. One thing to note – I saw my first Dark-eyed Junco of the season today. As far as images to post – I have a Painted Lady butterfly featured. I’m closing with what my Google searching seems to indicate is a Desert Caterpillar. At least I got these…

September 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine with a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Blue Jay, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackles, Snowy Egret, Mourning Doves, WoodpeckerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Tarantula, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs, Tree Squirrel, Painted Lady Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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