Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 09, 2024

October 09, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine with light haze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Canyon Towhees, Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jays, Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Crow, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, butterflies, Tree Squirrel, thousands of flying bugs, Widow Skimmer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 03, 2024

October 03, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Although I captured images of Ospreys, Red-tailed Hawks and Great Blue Herons I am going to publish the smaller birds that also showed up today. Featured is a Yellow-rumped Warbler who, like the other two, was working deep in the branches along the side of the trail. Pictured here is a Brewer’s Sparrow in a brief moment of reflection. I’m closing the post with a White-crowned Sparrow – possibly a juvenile. One highlight that went un-photographed was a low pass of a Northern Harrier. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese,…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
April 04, 2024

April 04, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Western Meadowlark, Ospreys, Red-winged Blackbird, Canada Geese, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrels, Wild Turkeys, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikkor 55-200mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
January 31, 2024

January 31, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 27 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. With White-crowned Sparrows opening and closing this post, it should be obvious that today’s tour of Rock Canyon was a little dull. Though I have to admit that these two sparrows needed no lessons on how to pose. The featured sparrow is an adult male who really knew what to do with the low angle morning light. Pictured below is a Canada Goose who seemed to be really bummed, and was very vocal, about the frozen surface of the fishing pond. The ice on the pond must be really thick…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Buffleheads, Blue-winged Teals, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Belted Kingfishers, Great Blue Heron, Dark-eyed Juncos, Northern Flickers, KilldeerCritters: Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Sightings
November 14, 2021 – Repost

November 14, 2021 – Repost

Yet another bit of history for your enjoyment. As you can see – November can be a tough month. Environment:Start Time: 9:25 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Walking conditions were much better this morning but birding conditions remain disappointing. I think yesterday’s wind blew away all the little birds. The bigger birds were keeping their distance today. The image posted below is an example of the kind of distance I’m talking about. I took the shot in hopes of at least making an ID of the largish bird I saw perched in the distant tree. I don’t…

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildlife
November 02, 2023

November 02, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 4:10 PM Temperature: 71 degrees Sky: Sunshine with high thin clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owl, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern FlickerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight; Motorola Power 5G (2023)

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 10, 2023

October 10, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Total sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Osprey, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Killdeer, Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, White-breasted NuthatchesCritters: Prairie Dogs, Cabbage White Butterflies, Painted Lady Butterfly, Tree Squirrel, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 9:37 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Intermittent sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Gadwalls, Gulls, Canada Geese, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Northern Flicker, Black-capped Chickadees, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Hooded Mergansers, Dark-eyed Juncos, StarlingsCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
February 03, 2023

February 03, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Buffleheads, Gulls, Gadwalls, Great Horned Owl, Northern Shrike, Northern Flicker, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Hooded MergansersCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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