Environment:
Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Overpowering clouds with light breeze
Almost did not go out this morning. The clouds were thick and getting steadily thicker. Like yesterday only worse. But I am really glad that I did not succumb to the depression emanating from the sky. Yesterday one of my spotters clued me in to the location of a Great Horned Owl’s nest and today I managed to locate it. Today’s featured image is of an owlet peering out at the world, wondering what that thing I was pointing at him was. I’ll be keeping tabs on this spot for sure. Though I did cut the normal walk short I managed to make quite a few record-able sightings. Posted here is the back-end of a Yellow-rumped Warbler heading to the next branch on his route. Below is a mini gallery of Woodpeckers and a Cormorant. I don’t think I have ever notices the white tuft displayed by today’s Cormorant so I am not sure if this is a Double Crested or some other Cormorant variant.
Sightings:
Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Robins, Cormorants, Redhead Ducks, Blue Jay, American Kestrel, American Coot, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Swallows, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl, Turkey Vultures, Red-winged Blackbird
Critters: Prairie Dogs
Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Northern Flicker at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 28, 2021 
Hairy Woodpecker at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 28, 2021 
Double Crested Cormorant perched above the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 28, 2021