Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 02, 2025

April 02, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 8:15 AM Temperature: 38 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Red-breasted Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, American Kestrel, Doves, Turkey Vultures, Great Horned Owls, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Wild Turkeys, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Black-capped Chickadee, BushtitCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 09, 2024

April 09, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 33 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Activity today was mostly Osprey (fishing and nest repairs) and Blue Jays being very vocal and going after the Cottonwood Flowers which are everywhere. One of those Jays landed the featured image slot up top. Pictured below is one of the Osprey escorting a very nice catch over the park. I managed to make two passes past the Great Horned Owl nest this morning. On my first visit only Mom was visible. I imagine she was keeping her little ones warm in the cool morning air. When I came back…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 01, 2024

April 01, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Gathering Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Wood Ducks, Mallards, Great Horned Owl, Starlings, Western Meadowlark, Ospreys, White-crowned Sparrows, Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebes, American Robins, Northern Flickers, American KestrelsCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
May 07, 2022

May 07, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine, some clouds with little breeze. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Common Grackle, Bullock’s Orioles, Turkey Vulture, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Violet-green Swallows, Western Kingbird, Wren, Northern Flicker, Mourning DovesCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, White-tail Deer, Wood Louse, Red Ants, annoying flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, healthy breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, Killdeer, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Turkey Vulture, Swallow, White-crowned Sparrow, Blue JayCritters: Prairie Dogs, Woodlouse, Monarch Butterfly, Orange Sulphur Butterfly Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds with a light breeze Morning fog kept me waiting today but finally this bright shiny orb burned through and I decided to try another walk. There was a lot of chatter all around me as I walked but it was confined to the trees and prairie with no one coming out to sing for a photo. The Swallows were swarming the Arkansas River again today and were still tough to photograph. I tried but failed. Not much else was going on in the river – only a few Mallards…

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