Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
February 15, 2024

February 15, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 24 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Gadwalls, American Coots, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks, Dark-eyed Juncos, American Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
February 08, 2024

February 08, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds to the East and West, sunshine in the middle plus a heavy breeze. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Great Blue Heron, American Bald Eagle, Wild TurkeysCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
May 04, 2021

May 04, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 PM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine, clouds with light breeze An ugly morning led to a late afternoon outing at Lake Pueblo State Park. Though the bird activity was less than frantic I managed to get the best look at the little Great Horned Owlet so far – today’s featured image. I think he is outgrowing the nest. After that there was not many birds looking to be photographed. Since the Sun was going down I headed up to the top of the Lake Pueblo Dam and tried a few sunset scenic views. One of those (better…

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Landscapes Sightings
July 29, 2020

July 29, 2020

The sun is coming up later these days so we are getting started later. This morning it was 6:30 with a very pleasant 64 degrees. Not many clouds and a slight breeze made for a very pleasant hike. It’s a good thing the walk was a pleasant one (and well worth the trip out) because nothing was happening in the photography department. The best shot I (almost) had was of one of the Osprey adults in the nest but s/he flew off as I approached. So I am compelled to reach back into my archive and post a couple evening…

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Landmarks Landscapes Sightings
July 08, 2020 Part 2

July 08, 2020 Part 2

After taking a look out of my kitchen window around 7:45 PM and seeing a sky with tremendous potential to deliver some dramatic scenic vistas, I grabbed my camera (and Whisper) and we made a beeline for Lake Pueblo State Park. I have to admit that I did not get the picture that I had in mind, though I might have if I’d set up shop on the South end of the dam instead of the North end, I think I still got some great shots. Featured image above and all those below were captured with the Nikon. All in…

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Featured Locations Landscapes

Westcliffe, Colorado

Probably my favorite area to haunt in Southern Colorado is in and around the little town of Westcliffe. I have been finding myself exploring there since the 1970s. Back then it was a sleepy little cow town with a few shops, a restaurant (Susie’s), a grocery store, a post office and a small cinema. Since then the population has grown and the town has tried to reinvent itself as a tourist destination with shopping and skiing. Agriculture and cattle ranching have been consistent aspects through the years. Back in the ’70s I was shooting film and lugging a Mamiya RB67…

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