Environment:
Start Time: 8:00 AM Temperature: 35 degrees Sky: Bright Sunshine.
Yet another bright, beautiful day greeted me this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park. The Starlings were the most active birds out today (except for the non-stop Swallows) who, like the Osprey, were working hard on their nests. I saw one Osprey rip a branch off the top of a tree but then drop its prize to the ground – plenty more where that came from. Like I said the Swallows were out but staying pretty high up either flying or perching. Pictured here is a Swallow buzzing a perched Swallow who does not seem happy about the attention. There were a number of Mergansers on the Arkansas River this morning – both Hooded and Red-breasted. The Red-breasted couple won the featured image slot because this is a family friendly website. And, of course, we had plenty of Kestrels and Cormorants to keep my shutter snapping.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwalls, Osprey, Red-winged Blackbird, American Kestrel, American Robin, Turkey Vultures, European Starlings, swallows, Mourning Doves, Double-crested Cormorants, Red-breasted Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Gulls, Red-tailed Hawk, Bushtits
Critters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
