Environment:
Start Time: 3:30 PM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Sunshine.
Super nice day out on the trail if you could ignore the mud. The Arkansas River is starting to get busy with a pretty nice variety of ducks splashing about like the Red-breasted Merganser pictured here. I did see several Great Blue Herons but only in the distance and none in the water. I spotted another Cooper’s Hawk but, unfortunately, it also spotted me. The big prize of the day is my featured image – a passing Northern Harrier. It popped up out of nowhere and flew by quickly. Even so, I managed to capture a few frames.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneye, Gadwalls, Mergansers (Red-breasted), Canada Geese, Gulls, Starlings, Belted Kingfisher, American Coots, Northern Harrier, Cooper’s Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Great Blue Herons
Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrels, Prairie Dogs
Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
