Birds Sightings Wildlife
August 31, 2023

August 31, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine. After yesterday’s surprise appearance by the Peregrine Falcon we were back to the usual suspects this morning. Things were really low key out on the trail – even the Osprey were just sort of hanging around but in a noisy fashion. Caught a family of Wild Turkeys (minus dad) out on the prairie. They must live nearby because I have seen what are probably the same birds on my last two outings. Speaking of the same birds, the bottom of today’s post is my sleepy owl subject. I’m pretty sure it…

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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 Wildlife
June 14, 2023

June 14, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:30 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Western Kingbird, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Common Grackle, American Kestrel, Wrens, Wild Turkey, Northern Flicker, Cooper’s HawkCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Wood Louse, Cottontail Rabbit, Ornate Tree Lizard Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
June 08, 2023

June 08, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Kind of a ho-hum day out on the trail. If I wanted to shoot Starlings and Morning Doves this would have been a wildly successful day. The high point of the walk was spotting the Wild Turkey (below) way off in the distance and I’m glad I took the shot so I had something to post. The spider’s web at the bottom of the post isn’t what I would call high art but the light was pretty cool so I fired. The featured image is the only bird that…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 03, 2023

May 03, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 7:55 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine with mitigating cloud cover. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teals, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Northern Flickers, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wrens, Western Kingbirds, Woodpeckers, Turkey Vultures, Blue Jays, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Wild Turkey, Bullock’s Oriole, Swallows, Barn SwallowsCritters: Tree Squirrels, Ants, Cabbage White Butterflies Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
April 25, 2023

April 25, 2023

Environment:Start Time: 8:30 AM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Mostly clouds with solar cameo appearances. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebe, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teals, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Kestrel, American Robins, Cooper’s Hawks, House Wrens, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfisher, Mourning Doves, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Crows, Western Meadowlark, Great Blue HeronCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
July 25, 2021

July 25, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine with a some clouds Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Eastern Kingbird, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owl, Redheaded Woodpecker, Woodpecker, Solitary Sandpiper , American Kestrel, Western MeadowlarkCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Widow Skimmer

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
May 05, 2021

May 05, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine high clouds with light breeze Back again on the morning tour. Lots of activity and chatter. My little owlet buddy was still in the nest but all I could see was his bum so I didn’t bother taking a picture. I did manage to get shots of a couple of the smaller more active warm-season park residents – they are posted below. For today’s featured image I have a Canada Goose who was quietly floating in the Anticline Fishing Pond. I think I caught a quick glimpse of an Oriole as…

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