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

January 07, 2023

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 Arkansas River in the late afternoon sunshine. Tomorrow’s weather is predicted to be even better than today’s – wish I could get a bird forecast, too. Sightings:Birds: Gadwalls, Gulls, Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Canada Geese,…

October 24, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 3:55 PM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Sparrows, Great Horned Owls, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm, LG L455DL Phone

October 19, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny with persistent breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, American Robins, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Sparrows, American KestrelCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Painted Lady Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

October 14, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, pied-billed Grebe, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

April 26, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwalls, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Violet-green Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Northern FlickerCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

April 21, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Kestrel, Great Blue Herons, Common GrackleCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

April 01, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine with a strong breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Flickers, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, Yellow-rumped WarblersCritters: None Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm