January 28, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 26 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Black-crowned Night Heron, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Crows, Wild Turkeys, Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Wren, American Kestrels, Belted Kingfisher, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

January 08, 2021 – Re-post

Environment:Start Time: 1:45 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny, few clouds, mild breeze Weather and health continue to present challenges here in 2024. Here is what I posted on this day in 2021. Things haven’t changes that much. I had to make it out to Lake Pueblo State Park this afternoon because the weather folks on local TV are saying tomorrow starts and stays cold with a snowfall finale. Not that you could tell that by conditions out today – fantastic weather. Once again the birds were playing hard to get. Plenty of ducks (and a Pied-billed Grebe) to keep…

October 11, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Still more sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, Osprey, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Killdeer, White-crowned Sparrows, American Robins, Great Blue Herons, Common Sandpiper, Common Grackle, HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

September 27, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Gulls, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Blue Jay, Great Blue Heron, Wren, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hawk, American Kestrel, American Robins, Kingbird, Snowy EgretCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs, Tree Squirrel, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

May 06, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teals, Pied-billed Grebes, Cinnamon Teals, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wrens, Western Kingbirds, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jays, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Bullock’s Orioles, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Tree Squirrels, Rock Squirrel, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

April 06, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 5:15 PM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny with a slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Gadwalls, Gulls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Wood Ducks, Northern Flickers, Double Crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrels, American Robin, Wild Turkey, Great Horned Owl, Western Kingbird (?)Critters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

April 05, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunny with a wicked breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Mallards, Gadwalls, American Coots, Gulls, Starlings, Buffleheads, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Northern Flickers, Red-tailed Hawk, Double Crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrels, Dark-eyed Juncos, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Western Meadowlark, Killdeer, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Say’s Phoebe, Canyon Towhee, Wild TurkeyCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

March 18, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 5:10 PM Temperature: 47 degrees Sky: Sunshine, a few clouds and a very light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Gulls, Starlings, Woodpecker, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flickers, Red-tailed Hawks, Great Horned Owl, Osprey, SparrowsCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

February 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 34 degrees Sky: Sunshine with slight breeze. It was chilly and lonely out on the trail this morning. Very little was going on and non of the “sexy” birds were anywhere to be seen. So it’s snoozing Pied-billed Grebes for the featured image and a not too in focus shot of a Magpie doing a flyby for a closer. By my calculations the Osprey are around two weeks away. I hope they come early. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Coots, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Magpie,…