Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 06, 2024

July 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Northern Flickers, American Kestrels, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, mosquitoes, Cabbage White Butterflies, grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ-80

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
March 06, 2024

March 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 4:00 PM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and breezy. Instead of my normal walk I ended up on the southern berm of the Lake Pueblo Dam. There was a bit of wind and a lot of Sun blocking clouds so I decided to try a time-lapse sequence (which may or may not appear on HSC). While I was hanging around I shot the Western Meadowlark featured above. There were also quite a few Prairie Dogs out on the prairie so I grabbed a shot of a couple of them. Sightings:Birds: Western Meadowlark, possible Northern Harrier or maybe…

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Birds Critters Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
April 19, 2021

April 19, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Mostly sunny with light to moderate breeze Predicted late afternoon wind (and “possible” rain) got me out for a morning walk today. I adjusted my walk to take me past the Osprey nest that sits just outside the Swim Beach grounds. I saw one of the current tenants out snapping nesting material off the tops of some trees early on and when I made it to the nest I saw both birds engaging in an intimate moment. I guess if you are going to fix up a nest – may as well…

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