Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 26 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Gulls, Starlings, Cooper’s Hawks, Belted Kingfisher, Dove, possible Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys Critters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm; 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: 6:15 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sun with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrels, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackle, American Bald Eagle, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures, Western Meadowlarks, SwallowsCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrels, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, White-breasted Nuthatch, Sand Hill CraneCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 30 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, American Coots, Gulls, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Townsend’s Solitaire, woodpecker, Blue JayCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 3:55 PM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Gulls, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, American Robin, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owls, wrenCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Way too cold this morning for walking in the woods. Here is what was happening last year on this day. Environment:Start Time: 3:40 PM Temperature: 41 degrees Sky: Sunshine with slight breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Gulls, Red-tailed (?) Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl, American Bald Eagle, StarlingsCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Blue Jay, Northern Flickers, Bushtits, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, mystery hawkCritters: Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 26 degrees Sky: Sunshine with mitigating clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Gadwalls, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, Woodpecker, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawk, White-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight