Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Weather and trail conditions continue to keep me at home and things are not looking better for the coming weekend. So let’s reminisce about the good old days of 2022. Environment:Start Time: 2:20 PM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine some clouds – little breeze Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneye, Gulls, American Coot, belted kingfisher, Townsend’s Solitaire, Great Blue Heron, Canada Geese, Red-tailed Hawk, Black-capped ChickadeeCritters: Mule Deer Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Environment:Start Time: 3:15 PM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: All sunshine. The morning temperatures are making afternoon trips my favorite choice, even though the warmer temperature was just 35 degrees. I still consider today’s trip a big success due to the appearance of two American Bald Eagles. One of them kept its distance but the one I got close to (featured above) looks to be a nearly mature bird with a lot on its mind. Neither bird stuck around for long but it was great seeing them. My only other captures are the female Downy Woodpecker pictured here and the Ring-billed…
Environment:Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 10 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Herons, White-breasted NuthatchCritters: None Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Panasonic Lumix GH4, Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54mm
Temperamental weather conditions persist. Here is what was happening two years ago. Think Spring. Environment:Start Time: 2:10 PM Temperature: 42 degrees Sky: Sunshine little breeze Today started out a little dicey weather-wise but turned into an extremely pleasant afternoon which transported me from my couch to the Rock Canyon trails at Lake Pueblo State Park. The Arkansas River was well populated with fishermen which generally is a good thing – everyone should be out enjoying such a day – but is kind of a bummer for me because all that river traffic cuts down on my chances of seeing Belted…
One man’s Winter Wonderland is another’s Hellscape. A frigid and snowy morning kept me home today. Last year was much nicer so let’s journey back in time and enjoy that day once more. Environment:Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny. Eagles are remaining elusive but I’m still having luck with owls. Today’s featured image is a Great Horned Owl who, I believe, was just waking up and running over the day’s to-do list before heading out. Besides this organized owl there wasn’t much else to shoot. Pictured below is a White-crowned Sparrow that I caught checking out the…
Environment:Start Time: 3:15 PM Temperature: 52 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, American Kestrels, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Robins, Northern Flicker, Great Horned Owl, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, possible Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Still on Christmas break. Here is last year’s post for 12/28. Looks like things were pretty slow back then too. Environment:Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Occasional sunshine. Very chilly to start the day at Lake Pueblo State Park. I waited at home as long as I could hoping for some warmth but had to come on out before the Sun got too high in the sky. Not that that mattered much. Activity remains low. I did get a (very) long shot of the Cooper’s Hawk pictured here. I didn’t realize until I cropped the image that it…
Environment:Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, White-crowned Sparrows, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jays, American Robins, Dove, Northern Flickers, WoodpeckerCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owls, White-crowned Sparrows, Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Belted Kingfishers, Western Meadowlark, Wild Turkeys, Downy Woodpecker, Red-tailed HawkCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 37 degrees Sky: Sunny. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Gulls, Gadwalls, Hooded Mergansers, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Osprey, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Eurasian Collard-Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-tailed Hawk, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight