Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 6:40 AM Temperature: 53 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbird, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Flickers, American Robins, Blue JayCritters: Mule Deer, Red Ants, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine and a few clouds. Sightings:Birds: Mallard Ducks, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Western Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat, Northern Flickers, Grackles, Western Meadowlark, Great Blue HeronCritters: Prairie Dog, Mule Deer, Red Ants, Cottontail Rabbit, Wood Louse, Tree Squirrels, Mosquitoes Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Wildfire haze filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbird, Wrens, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Orioles, Red-tailed Hawk, Swallows, Wild Turkey, Black-capped Chickadee, Western Tanager, Warbling Vireo (?), Yellow-breasted Chat, Brown-headed CowbirdCritters: Mule Deer, Wood Louse, Red Ants, Ornate Tree Lizard, Tree Squirrels Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Conditions were just a little past perfect out on the trail today. No complaints here. Spring is still springing up – Milkvetch (post bottom) is blooming giving the butterflies a reason to be out. I caught a group of Mule Deer giving the riverbank a good cleaning. Most birds were keeping low profiles – except those that were flying high in the sky. I see Double Crested Cormorants coming and going but I never seem to be near their destination. Today’s featured image is a Bullock’s Oriole who was too interested…
Environment:Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Sunshine I’m starting to wonder if the current warm temperatures are driving the birds off in search of a place to cool off. Things were pretty quiet at LPSP this afternoon. I was hoping to find some smaller, cooperative birds to test out my vintage Olympus E-1 camera with its flash attachment. This rig requires me to get pretty close to my subject but I got no volunteers today. So today’s featured image is a late Winter image of whats left of last Summer’s sunflowers with the Arkansas River shimmering in the…
Environment:Start Time: 7:25 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine, no clouds or breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Horned Owls, Western Kingbirds, Blue Jays, American Yellow Warbler Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Monarch Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Bullsnake, Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and pleasant breeze. Check out last year’s walk on this day! Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Horned Owls Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Widow Skimmer, Tree Squirrel Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 62 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds and pleasant breeze. Very clear sky this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. I noticed as I walked up-river that I was casting a distinct shadow for a change. Not much happened photographically I’m afraid. Most birds were either perched high up and well off trail or flitting about hidden in the foliage. Today’s featured image is some wildflowers that were blooming in the early morning light – Google identifies them as Ragworts. I did get another so-so shot of an American Kestrel. The shot posted below is really…
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sunshine, some clouds and no breeze. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Mourning Doves, Ring-billed Gull, American Yellow Warbler, Common Grackle, Starlings, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Kingbird Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Stink Beetles, Mule Deer, Grasshoppers, Widow Skimmer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sun filtered by heavy wildfire haze and clouds. No breeze. Air Quality alert in effect. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Northern Flicker, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, Belted KingfisherCritters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Stink Beetle, Monarch Butterfly, Tarantula Hawk Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm