Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbird, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, American Goldfinches, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jays, Possible Redheaded Woodpecker, Flycatcher, Possible Red-winged Blackbird, Barn Swallows, HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Western Spotted Orbweaver Spider, Widow Skimmers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Sightings
July 27, 2022 – Re-post

July 27, 2022 – Re-post

The extreme heat and some automotive challenges have kept me housebound for some time. Just to keep things going I’m re-posting my walk from this day one year ago. Certain strange technical issues with the WordPress platform are preventing this post from showing correctly on the HSC Homepage. So if you would like to see this historical post in all its glory please click HERE. Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sunshine. Lake Pueblo State Park was not so much muggy, as it was on my last outing, as it was outright soggy this morning. Last…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 18, 2023

July 18, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbird, Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackle, Swallows, Turkey Vulture, Starlings, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Redheaded Woodpecker, Wren, Great Blue Heron, Double Crested CormorantsCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Red Ants, Prairie Dog, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 10, 2023

July 10, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some southern clouds Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, Wrens, Northern Mockingbirds, Yellow-headed BlackbirdCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Western Tanager, Osprey, Starlings, American Robin, Double Crested Cormorants, Gull, Western Kingbirds, Black-capped Chickadees, Canada Geese, Blue Jay, House Wren, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue Grosbeak, Belted Kingfisher, American Yellow WarblerCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly, Cabbage White Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 27, 2022

July 27, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sunshine. Lake Pueblo State Park was not so much muggy, as it was on my last outing, as it was outright soggy this morning. Last night’s rain fell in Biblical quantities turning some picnic areas into swamps and the unpaved trails into ponds. The Arkansas River water is back to runoff levels and I only saw a few ducks out on the water. Today’s featured image is a lone juvenile Wood Duck drake who is obviously one of the brave ones. The mini-gallery at the bottom of this post are…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
July 08, 2022

July 08, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Common Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, White-breasted Nuthatch, Redheaded Woodpecker, Common Grackle, American Robins, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Common Merganser, Northern Flicker, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owl, Quail, Hawks, American KestrelsCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Prairie Dog, Dragonflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
June 04, 2022

June 04, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Redheaded Woodpecker, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Turkey Vultures, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Red-winged Blackbird, House Wren, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Rock Squirrel, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
May 29, 2022

May 29, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, House Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Beetle, Wood Louse, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and pleasant breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Horned Owls Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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