Birds Sightings Wildlife
November 25, 2020

November 25, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 2:10 PM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, no breeze The day started in a shroud of fog and a good layer of frost. I Finally made it out to Lake Pueblo State Park in the mid-afternoon when the conditions were much improved. This time of year the Sun angle in the afternoon is still low enough to allow for decent photo opportunities. Once again, the bird population did not take advantage of this useful light. So today’s featured image is of a group of White-Crowned Sparrows. Posted below is a Ring-Billed Gull making a landing on…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 31, 2020

October 31, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 9:10 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunny, no clouds, noticeable breeze A surprisingly warm morning got me out of the house early today. Another cloudless sunny day. The recent cold weather has pretty much stamped out the color from the leaves rendering them all a rusty brown. With scenic shots, therefore not a real option, I am back focusing on wildlife. And the wildlife is focused on staying well out of range. My two successes of the outing are today’s featured image of a Red-Tailed Hawk (who was perched well up in the trees) and the image below…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
October 07, 2020

October 07, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 8:35 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Sunny with wildfire haze Today’s climate was practically a carbon copy of yesterday. The haze was a little heavier (Pikes Peak almost detectable) and the breeze may have been a tiny bit stronger. And, like yesterday, I did not encounter anything particularly exotic or even unusual to photograph. Though there was an Osprey checking out the Arkansas River pretty intently s/he managed to stay well out of camera range. So my luck was limited to a single female Downy Woodpecker and a White-Crowned Sparrow. The leaves are starting to turn in earnest…

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildlife
October 06, 2020

October 06, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 47 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine The plague of wildfire haze continues. Though it is not super thick it was as perceptible in near objects as it was on those further away. Pikes Peak was barely distinguishable today. I don’t know if I can blame it for the slightly subdued wildlife activity but at least during the first part of the walk there was not much going on. Things finally got going and, if I had come out to specifically shoot Robins, things picked up quite a bit. At one point there was a…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
September 28, 2020

September 28, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 8:40 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Sunny, Intermittent Breeze American Robins Rule Today’s outing turned out to be full of surprises. The first thing I noticed during the first portion of my walk was an incredible number of Robins flitting about. They were everywhere – I think they outnumbered the Starlings. Then, while puzzling over the Robins, I noticed that Juncos have arrived back at Lake Pueblo State Park for their Winter stay. I did not get a shot of one but I have time. Finally I discovered that I will have to eat my words from my…

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