Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 30, 2023

July 30, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Western Kingbirds, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Orchard Orioles, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpecker, Barn Swallows, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpeckers, Belted KingfisherCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers, Grasshoppers, Ornate Tree Lizard, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 29, 2023

July 29, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Killdeer, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Grosbeak, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Barn Swallows, Possible American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, Great Horned Owl, Wren, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmers, Painted Lady Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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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
July 09, 2023

July 09, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sunshine Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, American Robins, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron, WrensCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers 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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