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
February 07, 2024

February 07, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds to the East and West, sunshine in the middle. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Mergansers, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Great Blue Herons, American Bald Eagle, American RobinCritters: Tree Squirrels 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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Landscapes Sightings
July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Warmth continues this morning – 65 degrees with less humidity than yesterday. Once again the eastern horizon had fairly heavy clouds. The difference today was that the clouds at least had some definition and a few of them might even have been referred to as “fluffy”. Still the light was not great at 6:15 when we did the first leg of the day’s hike. Probably shouldn’t label it the “first” leg since it turned out to be the only leg. Not much was going on today on the trail. Not many birds were around and no deer showed up at…

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Landmarks Landscapes
One Dominates the Other

One Dominates the Other

Colorado has many well known landmarks. There are many more not as well known but equally magnificent. Some of them are natural wonders and others are man made. I will try to highlight those lesser treasures on this page. The iconic image of Colorado is Pikes Peak. Above is a view of the peak seen from in front of the dam at Lake Pueblo on an early Spring morning. There is still snow on the peak while the short grass prairie is beginning to go green.

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