Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

Environment:Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Alternating Clouds and Sun. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, Northern Flickers, Blue Grosbeak, American Robins, Starlings, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Spotted SandpiperCritters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Tree Squirrel, Cottontail Rabbit Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
December 15, 2023

December 15, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:45 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Bright sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Killdeer, Gulls, Dark-eyed Junco, Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, American Kestrel, Wild Turkey, Great Horned Owl, woodpeckerCritters: None Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
September 06, 2023

September 06, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Gulls, Snowy Egrets, Killdeer, Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Common Grackles, Phoebe, Wren, Red-winged Blackbirds, American Robins, Barn SwallowsCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Tree Squirrels, Cottontail Rabbit, Widow Skimmers, millions of flying bugs Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 29, 2023

August 29, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Ospreys, Mourning Doves, Double Crested Cormorants, Black-capped Chickadees, Blue Jays, Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Common Grackles, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Western Wood Peewee, WoodpeckerCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Ornate Tree Lizard, Monarch Butterfly Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 23, 2023

August 23, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Starlings, Ospreys, Woodpecker, Mourning Doves, Killdeer, Blue Jay, Yellow Warblers, American Robin, Redheaded WoodpeckersCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes, Pinacate Beetle, Locust Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 73 degrees Sky: Sun and clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Swallows, Starlings, Ospreys, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Blue Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, GullCritters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Grasshoppers, Mosquitoes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II; Motorola Moto G Power 5G – 2023

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
June 21, 2023

June 21, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Gadwall, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawks, American Robins, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole (or possible Western Tanager), Common Grackles, Yellow-breasted Chat, Red-winged Blackbird, American KestrelsCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Tree Squirrel Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Landscapes Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 28, 2022

August 28, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 7:00 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunny with a persistent breeze . Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Starlings, Flycatchers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Killdeer, Lesser Goldfinch, Great Horned Owl, Gulls, Blue Grosbeak, Turkey VultureCritters: Grasshoppers, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrel, Pinacate Beetle, Mule Deer Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Critters Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
August 04, 2022

August 04, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Sunny. Not a lot going on this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park though the Arkansas River’s falling water level is attracting more fishermen. There was a lot of bird activity but very few volunteers for Internet fame. I accidentally flushed out a pair of twin fawns and got a decent shot of one of them. Today’s featured image is also another critter – a Monarch Butterfly sampling one of the Wild Sunflowers that dot the park. The only birds that I managed (with some effort) to capture are in the mini-gallery…

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Birds Sightings Wildflowers Wildlife
June 14, 2022

June 14, 2022

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze, bright sunshine with light breeze. An otherwise perfect walking day was diminished by wildfire smoke streaming in from a fire in Arizona. Activity was pretty subdued as well, though I think the high water level of the Arkansas River was mostly to blame for that. There weren’t a lot of birds that I saw and those that I did see were only briefly seen. Except for the goslings I caught resting on the river bank – today’s featured image. They are getting bigger but the adults are still keeping them…

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