Environment:
Start Time: 6:55 AM Temperature: 65 degrees Sky: Sun with thinning clouds; very muggy!
I think most of this year’s baby birds are well on their way to independence. Today’s featured image is (I think) a juvenile Bullock’s Oriole who was navigating the tree branches like a pro. The two Osprey nests pictured here have rather substantial looking juveniles present. I am not sure if they are flying yet but they look ready to me. The Red-tailed Hawk nest is vacant now. The only duck I saw is pictured bottom-post – a Common Merganser who seemed reluctant to enter the Arkansas River even though the water level is coming down.
Sightings:
Birds: Canada Geese, Common Merganser, Double Crested Cormorants, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds (E&W), Bullock’s Oriole, American Robins, Ospreys, Common Grackles, Barn Swallows, possible Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Redheaded Woodpecker, Great Blue Herons
Critters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, mosquitoes, Grasshoppers, Prairie Dog
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm
