July 12, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:50 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze muted sunshine. No breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Orchard Oriole, American Kestrel, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Western Wood Pewee, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Mourning DoveCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Common Tan Wave Moth, Cottontail Rabbit

June 06, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered Sunshine no breeze Beautiful conditions today though maybe a little warm… see… I’m already complaining about the heat. My walk was quite pleasant though this was another unproductive photo outing. Maybe the birds are all working on their nests or chicks. I only saw one duck and it was flying by so I couldn’t get an ID. I did get a shot of a new bird. I thought it was some type of flycatcher but Google assures me that it is a Western Wood Pewee. So, today’s featured image is…