Environment:
Start Time: 6:25 AM Temperature: 66 degrees Sky: Sunshine with some clouds.
The Owl Tree was back in business this morning providing today’s featured image of a Great Horned Owl blending in – or trying to. I’m not sure but I don’t think he was as happy to see me as I was to see him. The young Cooper’s Hawk was still sitting in pretty much the same area as it has been for several days. I didn’t take another picture because we’ve all seen that. I did see either one of the adult Cooper’s Hawks or one of the kids being chased away by four smaller birds – so maybe Mr. Stay at Home has the right idea. Pictured here is a Western Kingbird working an open space and then (bottom of post) taking off to literally grab a bite. Also having a leisurely breakfast was a young Mule Deer buck who seemed unconcerned by my proximity.
The Mule Deer buck stops here at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado July 16, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Oriole, American Robins, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, House Wren, Great Blue Heron, Hawk, Common Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-breasted Chat
Critters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Pinacate Beetle, Red Ants, Woodhouse’s Toad, Widow Skimmer
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
