Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 31 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Sparrows, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Great Horned Owls, Greater Roadrunner, American KestrelsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny, few clouds, moderate breeze Crazy warm this morning. Don’t know if it was this “heat” but there was not a lot happening along the Arkansas River today. I did see a Red-Tailed Hawk circling high in the sky. While I stood hoping s/he would coast my way I noticed that s/he was not alone up there. A smaller bird was vigorously harassing the hawk. I was not sure of the kind of bird the attacker was but it crossed my mind, when I saw its silhouette as he swung around to…
Environment:Start Time: 10:25 AM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunny, few clouds, moderate breeze Moderate temperatures this morning allowed me to get out to Lake Pueblo State Park for a morning walk. Conditions were as close to perfect as you could ask for. Though the bird activity was disappointingly low the Mule Deer were out in force showing off their Winter coats. Today’s featured image (above) is one of many frames captured. The photos at the end of this post contain another deer image (a manly looking buck) and a new bird for my personal sightings list – a Ring-Billed Gull….