Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Clouds and sunshine, light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Gulls, Northern Flicker, Audubon’s Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Belted KingfishersCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer, Cabbage Butterfly, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine, light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Gulls, Northern Flicker, Turkey Vulture, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Great Blue HeronCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunshine light haze with minimal breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Starlings, Robins, House Wren, Common Grackle, Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Eastern KingbirdsCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 10:45 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light breeze Merry Christmas. Looking around this morning it was fairly obvious that today would not be a White Christmas. Snow rarely falls with temperatures in the high forties. Great day for walking for sure. The park was not super busy with only a few fishermen (probably trying out new gear) and even fewer walkers or runners (I saw one of each.) Not too many birds, either. I did shoot some images of Goldeneye ducks. Just to be sure, I ran one shot through Google Lens and discovered that these ducks…