Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallard, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wrens, Crows, Western Kingbird, Woodpeckers, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jay, Great Blue HeronsCritters: Ornate Tree Lizards, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Common Grackle, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jays, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Wren, Yellow WarblerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:25 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, American Robins, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, House Wren, Great Blue Heron, Hawk, Common Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-breasted ChatCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Pinacate Beetle, Red Ants, Woodhouse’s Toad, Widow Skimmer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Today’s stars turned out to be the little birds. The Osprey were busy flying high and I did see one of the Cooper’s Hawk youngsters but I got no images of any of them. The featured image is a heart warming shot of an adult Western Kingbird bringing a tasty insect to her (?) babies who are huddled together on a branch. Maybe its their first day out of the nest – who knows? The Barn Swallow nest is still operational at the informational kiosk by the fishing pond and I…
Environment:Start Time: 6:05 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Eastern Wood Pewee, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, Common Grackle, American Robins, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Wrens Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Jay, American Kestrel, Redheaded WoodpeckerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Mostly cloudy. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Orchard Oriole, Turkey Vultures, Swallows, Red-winged BlackbirdCritters: White-tail Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine with occasional breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallow, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, American Kestrel, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle, WrenCritters: Tree Squirrels, Wood Louse Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Partial overcast with light breeze. Gloomy clouds almost made me take the day off this morning but I decided to give it a try hoping the Sun would fight its way through the clouds. Old Sol didn’t put up much of a fight but occasionally I could see distinct shadows. Still I’m glad I made it to the Arkansas River because I got a new bird! Today’s featured image is not that great but it is a Nuttall’s Woodpecker hopping about in a Walking Stick cactus. She (don’t see any red patches)…
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds or breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owls, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jays, American Yellow Warbler Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Bullsnake, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds with a light breeze The Sun finally decided to rise above the clouds in the East allowing me to make it out to my normal haunt a little earlier than usual. My hopes of catching “Early Birds” devouring worms were crushed because very few birds were taking advantage of the sunshine. Once again only a few Mallards and a couple of Blue-winged Teals were willing to step into the Arkansas River. I did see some Wood Ducks but they were sitting in a tree. What geese I saw were…