Environment:
Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 69 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine with moderate breeze
Really spotty cloud cover this morning provided unpredictable lighting for photography but very pleasant temperatures for walking. But I am not complaining since I came home with quite a few keepers on my camera’s memory card. First thing after I arrived was the discovery that there is at least one hatchling in the Barn Swallow nest by the fishing pond. Neither mom nor dad were around so I snuck in for a quick shot. At least two Osprey were actively fishing on the Arkansas River and I managed to get pretty close to one strike. Posted here is one of the proud fisherbirds making off with its prize. Today’s featured image is a group of Canada Geese enjoying the Arkansas River in the cool morning air. Posted below is a collection of birds who all favored me with nice poses in pretty good light.
Sightings:
Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Swallows, Barn Swallows, Mourning Doves, House Wren, Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Blackbird, Blue Grosbeak, Turkey Vultures, Western Meadowlark, Redheaded Woodpecker
Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Squirrel, Mule Deer, Desert Stink Beetle
Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Turkey Vulture adjusting his perch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 23, 2021 
Red-winged Blackbird perched at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 23, 2021 
House Wren belts out a tune at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 23, 2021