Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Duck, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Common Grackles, Eastern Wood Pewee, Western Wood Pewee, Spotted Sandpiper, Belted KingfisherCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Rock Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Great Horned Owl, Red-winged Blackbird, Bullock’s Orioles, Great Blue Heron, Western Wood PeweeCritters: Mule Deer, millions of flying bugs & Mosquitoes Gear: Nikon D5600; Nikkor 100-500mm; Canon Powershot G-12
Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Eastern Kingbirds, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Redheaded Woodpeckers, Barn Swallows, Western Wood PeeweeCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Widow Skimmers, Grasshoppers Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sun, clouds and humidity. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Lark Sparrow, Ospreys, Common Grackle, Barn Swallows, Starlings, American Robin, Northern Mockingbirds, Redheaded Woodpecker, House Wren, Great Blue Heron, Double Crested Cormorants, Western Wood PeeweeCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Red Ants Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunny with some clouds. Yet another quiet morning out on the trail. I guess 7 AM is a bit early for most folks – but I thought the birds would be up. Conditions were quite pleasant and the sky was unusually cluttered with pleasant looking clouds. The clouds were what prompted me to take today’s featured image – a kind of boring shot of a couple of Double Crested Cormorants. I noticed that the Rabbitbrush is starting to bloom which I hope will bring out some more butterflies. The Osprey were out…
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Killdeer, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Cooper’s Hawk, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Western Wood Pewee, Eastern Kingbird, House WrensCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Dragonflies, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:20 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Eastern Kingbirds, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawks, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flickers, Western Wood Pewee, Blue Grosbeak, Killdeer, American Robin, Blue JayCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Squirrel, Red Ants, Dragonflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunshine with few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, American Yellow Warbler, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorant, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Orioles, Swallows, Barn Swallows, House Wren, Yellow-breasted Chat, Common Grackle, Western Wood PeweeCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants, Whiptail Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 47 degrees Sky: Cloudy to start – Sunshine at the end. Sightings:Birds: Wood Ducks, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Gray Catbird, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Violet-green Swallows, American Kestrel, Western Wood Pewee, Bullock’s Oriole, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: Red Ants Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine, light haze no clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Great Horned Owl, Redheaded Woodpecker, Lazuli Bunting, Common Grackles, Western Wood Pewee, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Mississippi Kite, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jays, American Robins, StarlingsCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer (with twins), Stink Beetle