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Colorado Grouse Tours Lek Photo Blind
Outside protected areasby Colorado Grouse Tours (Jeremiah Psiropoulos)
Guided sunrise lek tours near Steamboat Springs in Routt County, using a photo blind a short walk from the vehicle on sharp-tailed grouse or greater sage-grouse leks. Tours start around 4:30 AM and include pickup, lunch and post-lek birding for dusky grouse and sandhill cranes; the operator markets the trips to photographers.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Hide
- Ground level
- Session
- Day sessions
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Mar, Apr, May
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Denver time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:33– | 16:24– | 9h 37m9 h 37 min | 29° |
| Feb | 07:05– | 17:05– | 10h 42m10 h 42 min | 37° |
| MarIn season | 07:23– | 18:38– | 11h 56m11 h 56 min | 48° |
| AprIn season | 06:33– | 19:10– | 13h 18m13 h 18 min | 60° |
| MayIn season | 05:56– | 19:38– | 14h 27m14 h 27 min | 69° |
| Jun | 05:41– | 19:59– | 15h 3m15 h 3 min | 73° |
| Jul | 05:55– | 19:56– | 14h 47m14 h 47 min | 71° |
| Aug | 06:23– | 19:27– | 13h 46m13 h 46 min | 63° |
| Sep | 06:53– | 18:40– | 12h 28m12 h 28 min | 52° |
| Oct | 07:23– | 17:50– | 11h 9m11 h 9 min | 41° |
| Nov | 06:59– | 16:09– | 9h 56m9 h 56 min | 31° |
| Dec | 07:29– | 15:58– | 9h 18m9 h 18 min | 26° |