Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Swallows, Starlings, Ospreys, House Wren, Northern Flicker, Blue Grosbeak, Killdeers, Gulls, Great Horned Owls, Cooper’s Hawks, Redheaded Woodpecker, Yellow WarblersCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Red Ants, Pinacate Beetle Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Sunshine light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackle, Barn Swallows, Turkey Vulture, StarlingsCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Red Ants, Prairie Dogs, Ornate Tree Lizard, Pinacate Beetle, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 57 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Gull, Kingbirds, Canada Geese, Killdeer, EgretCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Monarch Butterfly, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Orchard Oriole, Bullock’s Oriole, Common Grackle, American Robins, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Common Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Cooper’s Hawks, Mississippi Kite, Red-winged BlackbirdsCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Widow Skimmer, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 8:25 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine and little breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Not much going on this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. I mean when the featured image is an insect (Widow Skimmer) and the other two images are a duck (Blue-winged Teal) and a tree you know things are slow. The really sad note is that I did not see a single Osprey. Looks like the season is over for sure. I did see two Great Blue Herons but they were either too far away or duplicating poses…
Environment:Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunlight. Light breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Common Crow, Great Horned OwlCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Squirrel, Widow Skimmer, Stink Beetle
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 70 degrees Sky: Sunny with a stiff (but still welcome) breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Great Blue Heron, Turkey VultureCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny with a welcome breeze Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, American Robins, Canada Geese, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Common Grackle, Green Heron, Mississippi KiteCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Widow Skimmer, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm