Environment:
Start Time: 9:35 AM Temperature: 40 degrees Sky: Sunny, light (cold) breeze
Walking today would have been perfect except to the breeze zooming in from the East which packed a considerable chill. But the birds seemed unconcerned and were going about their business as usual. The osprey were active again today – not with nesting – but with fishing. The gallery below is a series of an Osprey hovering over the Arkansas River trying to spot his breakfast. He (unisex “He”) had made several unsuccessful attempts before I finally got there and while he was lining up a third attempt I think he saw me and decided to try his luck elsewhere. Today’s featured image is of a bunch of Swallows swarming over the river. I’m not sure how I will do it but my goal this season is to get a shot of a (single) Swallow in flight. Things are starting to bloom at last. I have posted here what I believe to be Prunus Americana.
Sightings:
Birds: Canada Geese, Mallards, Osprey, Gulls, Robins, Starlings, Cormorants, Northern Flicker, Redhead Ducks, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Bushtit, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Swallows, Blue Jay, American Coot
Critters: Squirrel
Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Osprey fishing over the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park in Colorado April 12, 2021 
Osprey fishing over the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park in Colorado April 12, 2021 
Osprey fishing over the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park in Colorado April 12, 2021