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
March 03, 2025

March 03, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Gadwalls, American Coots, Gulls, Great Horned Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, American Bushtit, Gilded Flicker, American Kestrel, Doves, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, White-crowned SparrowsCritters: Tree Squirrels, 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
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 9:15 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Buffleheads, American Coots, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, Great Horned Owl, Starlings, Doves, White-crowned Sparrows, Pied-billed Grebe, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel 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
February 07, 2025

February 07, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 28 degrees Sky: All sunshine. Really rather chilly out on the trail this morning. Even so, it was worth the trip out. The featured image for today is one reason – an American Bald Eagle who didn’t let me get too close. Normally the eagle would be the big thrill of the day but not today! Pictured here is a Great Horned Owl, most likely female, sitting in the same nest that she used last year. She and her hubby have been hanging around the area for a while so I thought I’d have a…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 22, 2025

January 22, 2025

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 20 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Mergansers (Common, Red-breasted & Hooded), Pied-billed Grebe, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfishers, Ring-billed Gulls, Starlings, American Robin, Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owls, Blue Jay, Red-tailed Hawk, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, American Coots, Killdeer, BushtitsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Sightings
January 07, 2023 – Repost

January 07, 2023 – Repost

One man’s Winter Wonderland is another’s Hellscape. A frigid and snowy morning kept me home today. Last year was much nicer so let’s journey back in time and enjoy that day once more. Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny. Eagles are remaining elusive but I’m still having luck with owls. Today’s featured image is a Great Horned Owl who, I believe, was just waking up and running over the day’s to-do list before heading out. Besides this organized owl there wasn’t much else to shoot. Pictured below is a White-crowned Sparrow that I caught checking out the…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, American Robins, Dove, Northern Flickers, WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 23, 2024

October 23, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. If it wasn’t for the two juvenile Ospreys still hanging around the only picture I’d be willing to post is the White-crowned Sparrow pictured here. But the flashy Ospreys steal the show once again. Featured is an Osprey who was tired of me spying on it and took off for a more private perch on which to finish off what is left of the fish it is carrying. The Osprey at the bottom of this post was a bit higher up and so didn’t mind my attention. However it did leave…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 16, 2024

October 16, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine and haze. My flip-top mittens were welcome companions on this morning’s walk. Autumn’s crispness was all around. Which is more than I can say for my feathered friends. I only managed to photograph two birds today. The (possible) White-crowned Sparrow pictured here who was the only Sparrow who had the time to pause and look around and the American Kestrel who won the featured photo slot by virtue of the active nature evident. I did spend some time chasing a Cooper’s Hawk through some trees but never got a frame in…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 14, 2024

October 14, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Sunshine and clouds. It’s starting to get a little chilly in the mornings at Lake Pueblo State Park. I haven’t yet had to resort to wearing my mittens. So far there aren’t many of the Winter birds showing up. There were quite a few White-crowned Sparrows – one pictured here. There is still one juvenile Osprey (featured) hanging around and it seems to have gotten quite skilled at plucking fish from the Arkansas River. One other Fish Plucker was pretty busy this morning – the Belted Kingfisher posted at the bottom of…

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