Environment:
Start Time: 6:00 AM Temperature: 61 degrees Sky: Sunny.
Having managed to get out to Lake Pueblo State Park with the rising Sun I am really starting to wonder where all the Early Birds are. Is there a worm shortage? Once again, today’s walk ended up with mostly smaller birds burned onto my memory card and even they made it tough. I did see a couple of the Cooper’s Hawk kiddos but they are expanding their range of activity and improving their ability to not be seen. So the featured image for today is a Lesser Goldfinch that I caught feeding not on worms but on seeds from a dead Sunflower bloom. Below are the only other birds who stood still (except for the Belted Kingfisher) long enough for me to grab a shot.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Starlings, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows, Canada Geese, Double Crested Cormorants, Northern Flickers, Cooper’s Hawks, Bullock’s Oriole, Lesser Goldfinch, Belted Kingfisher, Hawk, Wren
Critters: Cabbage White Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Tree Squirrel
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
