Environment:
Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 55 degrees Sky: Sunny with few clouds.
Pretty successful photo walk this morning. While trying to spot an Owl, I caught sight of one of the juvenile Cooper’s Hawks and finally managed to grab some decent (though a little dark) shots of the creature. He did not make it easy but did land the featured image spot today. Also pictured here is a Common Grackle talking it up and letting the morning sunshine light up his many colors. The Arkansas River was not so busy this morning but I did capture (in focus) that Pied-billed Grebe and a nice shot of a Mallard Hen. I only saw one Osprey today.
A Cooper’s Hawk landing on a new branch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 28, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Common Sandpiper, Canada Geese, Cooper’s Hawk, Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbird, Pied-billed Grebe, Gulls
Critters: Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Cabbage White Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly, Tarantula
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
