Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Duck, Wood Duck, Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owls, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullock’s Oriole, Great Blue Heron, Blue Grosbeak, Killdeer, Yellow Warbler, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jay, Western MeadowlarksCritters: Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
June 05, 2024

June 05, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 5:45 AM Temperature: 5543 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Doves, Barn Swallows, American Robins, Western Meadowlark, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owls, Yellow-breasted Chats, Red-winged Blackbirds, House WrenCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Cottontail Rabbit, Cabbage White Butterfly, millions of flying bugs, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 5:45 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Mergansers, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Wild Turkeys, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Redheaded Woodpecker, American Robins, Yellow-breasted Chats, Red-winged blackbird, Blue Jays, possible Blue GrosbeakCritters: Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine in increasing cloud cover. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Cooper’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Say’s Phoebe, Western Meadowlark, Spotted Towhee, Turkey VulturesCritters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Mostly Sun. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, Mallards Great Horned Owls, Ospreys, Starlings, Western Meadowlark, Cooper’s Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebes, Great Blue Herons, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Turkey Vultures, Crow, American KestrelCritters: 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, Lumix DC-FZ80

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
March 06, 2024

March 06, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 4:00 PM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and breezy. Instead of my normal walk I ended up on the southern berm of the Lake Pueblo Dam. There was a bit of wind and a lot of Sun blocking clouds so I decided to try a time-lapse sequence (which may or may not appear on HSC). While I was hanging around I shot the Western Meadowlark featured above. There were also quite a few Prairie Dogs out on the prairie so I grabbed a shot of a couple of them. Sightings:Birds: Western Meadowlark, possible Northern Harrier or maybe…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
May 17, 2023

May 17, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbird, Wren, Western Kingbirds, Yellow-breasted Chats, Blue Jays, Bullock’s Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Western Meadowlark, Cooper’s Hawk, KilldeerCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Ornate Tree Lizard, Raccoon, Cabbage White Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 30, 2023

April 30, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Mallard, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Merganser, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawk, Sparrows, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Wrens, Crows, Western Meadowlark, Say’s Phoebe, Townsend’s Solitaire, Woodpeckers, Great Horned Owl, Blue JayCritters: Ornate Tree Lizard, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Landmarks Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
April 19, 2021

April 19, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Mostly sunny with light to moderate breeze Predicted late afternoon wind (and “possible” rain) got me out for a morning walk today. I adjusted my walk to take me past the Osprey nest that sits just outside the Swim Beach grounds. I saw one of the current tenants out snapping nesting material off the tops of some trees early on and when I made it to the nest I saw both birds engaging in an intimate moment. I guess if you are going to fix up a nest – may as well…

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