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April 25, 2021

April 25, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny with light breeze When the local weather forecaster predicts an 84 degree high temperature for the day – I get to the park as early as possible. Walking and photography conditions could not have been better. Well, a few more cooperative birds wouldn’t have hurt. But I did see a lot of birds so heading out early did pay off. Today’s featured image demonstrates Spring’s progression. The blooms on the Prunus Americana are giving way to the leaves. I was also fortunate enough to capture an in flight shot of a…

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Birds Sightings Wildlife
March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

Environment:Start Time: 8:50 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny with few clouds; moderate breeze Much calmer at Lake Pueblo State Park this morning if you didn’t count the breeze. I got going as early as I could to avoid the afternoon wind that had been predicted. It was also expected to get pretty warm as well, though snow is predicted for tomorrow morning. You know, Spring. The Starlings were, by far, the most active birds. I tried to spot a nest but was unsuccessful – I am keeping an eye on the one I found last year but so far…

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Sightings
May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020

Another early start had us on the trail this morning with mostly sunny skies and a little toasty 65 degree temperature. Summer is starting to rear its ugly head. As the temps continue to rise each morning I will be forced to start rolling out of bed even earlier. One advantage with arriving early is the chance to get some great prairie landscape sunrise shots like today’s featured image. Three notable events emerged from today’s outing. Probably the most exciting was spotting a young Great Horned Owl perched in a tree just checking things out. I think this is only…

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