Environment:
Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: High clouds hindered the Sun, gloomy
Kind of an iffy day. Very gloomy flat light – I almost didn’t come out this morning. But I did and I am glad I did. There was much more bird activity today compared to yesterday as the Sightings box demonstrates. The prize of the day (and the reason I am glad I came out) is today’s featured image of a Cooper’s Hawk. These birds are pretty shy and are usually very hard to photograph but this one was just as calm and content as could be – probably because he was perched so high in the tree. I got some more shots of the usual suspects posted below.
Sightings:
Birds: California Gull, Starlings, Mallard Ducks, Osprey, Cormorants, Canada Geese, Dark-Eyed Juncos, White-Crowned Sparrows, Hutton’s Vireo, Cooper’s Hawk, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Red-Tail Hawk, Wren, Robins, Great Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker
Critters: Tarantula, Squirrel
Gear: Lumix GX-85, 100-300 mm
Dark-Eyed Junco perched at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. Juncos spend the Fall and Winter here in the park. 
Osprey Perched Over the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado