Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine, haze and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Gulls, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Starlings, Great Blue Herons, Blue Jays, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, American RobinCritters: Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel Gear: Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80
Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sun with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Orchard Orioles, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Barn Swallows, Wren, Wild Turkeys, Great Horned Owls, Spotted SandpiperCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, Grasshoppers, Rock Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Cloud/haze filtered sunshine with a light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, American Kestrel, Double Crested Cormorants, Blue Jay, Gull, Western Kingbirds, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue HeronCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
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
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds, more than moderate haze, no breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Yellow Warbler, Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Horned Owls, Swallows, Northern Flicker, Sharp-shinned HawkCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Rock Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, little haze, no breeze. Another very clear day for me and my shadow to enjoy a walk by the Arkansas River. My avian friends continued playing hard to get. I still managed to come away with some captures. There were a couple of Great Horned Owls perched in the fire damaged area by the Osprey Picnic Area one of whom (I believe a female) is today’s featured image. Both of them are pictured below. I also got the best shot yet of what I believe to be a Solitary…
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, some haze, no breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Pleasant conditions prevail though the wildfire haze is starting to creep back into the scene. Very little bird action to record. I caught one little Rock Squirrel exploring the erosion control rocks along the bank of the Arkansas River. I did shoot another Wild Sunflower but I won’t subject you to that. What I did do today was bring along my infrared camera to see if I could get something interesting. I think I did. Shooting in…
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 67 degrees Sky: Mostly sunny. No breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Cormorants, American Robins, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Common Grackle ,Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Great Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbirds, Belted Kingfisher, KilldeerCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Rock Squirrel, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm