Revealing the Hidden Beauty of Colorado
Environment:Start Time: 4:00 PM Temperature: 45 degrees Sky: Clouds and Sun with chilling breeze. Sightings:Birds: Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owls, Wild TurkeysCritters: Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds to the East and West, sunshine in the middle plus a heavy breeze. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Hooded Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Great Blue Heron, American Bald Eagle, Wild TurkeysCritters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Clouds to the East and West, sunshine in the middle. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots, Common Goldeneyes, Mergansers, Gulls, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flickers, White-crowned Sparrows, Blue Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Great Blue Herons, American Bald Eagle, American RobinCritters: Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:10 AM Temperature: 25 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, American Coots, Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, Gulls, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfishers, Starlings, American Kestrel, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, Crows, SparrowsCritters: Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 3:40 PM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, American Coots, Canada Geese, Gulls, Black-crowned Night Heron, Starlings, Wild Turkeys, Great Horned OwlCritters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Common Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Heron, Starlings, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Flickers, Townsend’s Solitaire, Great Horned Owl, American Bald EagleCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 27 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine. With White-crowned Sparrows opening and closing this post, it should be obvious that today’s tour of Rock Canyon was a little dull. Though I have to admit that these two sparrows needed no lessons on how to pose. The featured sparrow is an adult male who really knew what to do with the low angle morning light. Pictured below is a Canada Goose who seemed to be really bummed, and was very vocal, about the frozen surface of the fishing pond. The ice on the pond must be really thick…
Environment:Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 29 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Mergansers, Green-winged Teal, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Crows, Northern Flickers, Mourning DoveCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Cottontail Rabbit KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:30 AM Temperature: 32 degrees Sky: Sunshine to start then cloud filtered sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Mergansers, Green-winged Teal, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bushtits, Northern Flickers, Dark-eyed JuncosCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
Environment:Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 26 degrees Sky: Sunshine. Sightings:Birds: Ducks, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Coots, Pied-billed Grebes, Canada Geese, Gulls, Great Blue Herons, Black-crowned Night Heron, Starlings, White-crowned Sparrows, Crows, Wild Turkeys, Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Wren, American Kestrels, Belted Kingfisher, Say’s PhoebeCritters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dog KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight