Environment:
Start Time: 2:45 PM Temperature: 59 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered Sunshine.
Even warmer conditions out on the trail today which brought out a few more birds and some more fishermen (though, it being Friday may have helped that a little.) The trails are mostly clear except for the paved section on the North side of the Osprey Picnic Area which are still quite sloppy. It was kind of a small bird day (at least photographically) with captures of a Northern Shrike, pictured here, and the two other perched examples at the bottom of the post. I did see some of the bigger, sexier, birds out but none of them could be bothered to pose in a convenient spot. I’m kind of taking it easy on the Owls since this is their romantic time of year and I don’t want to disturb any important goings-on.
I believe this to be a Juvenile Common Goldeneye practicing swimming on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado February 03, 2023
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Buffleheads, Gulls, Gadwalls, Great Horned Owl, Northern Shrike, Northern Flicker, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Hooded Mergansers
Critters: Mule Deer
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
A White-crowned Sparrow perched along the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado February 03, 2023 
A Belted Kingfisher studies the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado February 03, 2023