Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 14, 2025

January 14, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 3:15 PM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: All sunshine. The morning temperatures are making afternoon trips my favorite choice, even though the warmer temperature was just 35 degrees. I still consider today’s trip a big success due to the appearance of two American Bald Eagles. One of them kept its distance but the one I got close to (featured above) looks to be a nearly mature bird with a lot on its mind. Neither bird stuck around for long but it was great seeing them. My only other captures are the female Downy Woodpecker pictured here and the Ring-billed…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 03, 2024

September 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Barn Swallows, Cooper’s Hawk, Bushtits, Turkey Vultures, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue JaysCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 200-500mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Sightings
November 25, 2020 – Repost

November 25, 2020 – Repost

Still on Break. Here is what things looked like in 2020. Environment:Start Time: 2:10 PM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, no breeze The day started in a shroud of fog and a good layer of frost. I Finally made it out to Lake Pueblo State Park in the mid-afternoon when the conditions were much improved. This time of year the Sun angle in the afternoon is still low enough to allow for decent photo opportunities. Once again, the bird population did not take advantage of this useful light. So today’s featured image is of a group of White-Crowned…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 19, 2022

October 19, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny with persistent breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Sparrows, American KestrelCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Painted Lady Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 10, 2022

October 10, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:05 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged teal, Wood Duck (?), European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Northern Flickers, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, OspreyCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Tarantula Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
November 07, 2021

November 07, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and noticeable breeze Daylight Savings Time is upon us and it now looks like I’ve gotten up earlier to take my tour of Lake Pueblo State Park. That’s dedication. I think most of the birds forgot to set their clocks back because it was pretty still out this morning. The leaves are starting to show the wear of the season but there is still color to be found – especially when you view the leaves with back lighting. Today’s featured image is a Ring-billed Gull who, along with some…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:50 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds and light breeze I guess October has been saving it for a big finish! Today’s walk at Lake Pueblo State Park was as bountiful as it was beautiful. Lots of birds and critters were out enjoying a fabulous morning. There were a bunch of mostly cooperative smaller birds that I’ve posted in the bottom gallery of this post. One, the Lincoln’s Sparrow is a new bird for me and I guess the American Goldfinch is a female. I got another White-crowned Sparrow and a Red-winged Blackbird was snacking nearby….

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds and light breeze Much cooler this morning but also a lot more bird buddies to chase around. Today’s featured image (above) is a White-crowned Sparrow who was just daring me to get his picture. A little perseverance paid off. Also present on or near the Arkansas River were quite a few Northern Flickers and a Ring-billed Gull (pictured below). The big surprise came near the end of my trek when I spotted a good sized bird flying right at me. I figured it was a Hawk as I started…

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Birds Critters Infrared Photography Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
October 10, 2021

October 10, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine, clouds and intermittent breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Blue-winged Teal, Starlings, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, American Kestrel, Belted KingfisherCritters: Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: KolariVision Lumix LS100

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