Environment:
Start Time: 7:45 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Sunshine.
Spring is definitely taking hold at Lake Pueblo State Park. I still haven’t seen an Osprey fishing but a couple were out this morning breaking off tree branches (twigs) to use as nest repair material. The American Kestrels were also working on things to put in the nest and were being pretty affectionate if you know what I mean. Mother Owl was still snoozing in her nest enjoying a few last days of peace. Even the Red-breasted Mergansers were doing some ritual displays designed, I think, to entice a hen into matrimony. Featured is a Green-winged Teal Drake just beginning to take flight – though he really didn’t go that far.
Sightings:
Birds: Gulls, Gadwalls, Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Starlings, American Robins, Ospreys, Northern Flickers, Great Horned Owl, White-crowned Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Woodpecker, Cooper’s Hawk, Western Meadowlarks, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Kestrels, Green-winged Teals, Wood Duck, Pied-billed Grebes, Black-capped Chickadees
Critters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels
KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER
Gear: OM System OM-1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
