Environment:
Start Time: 7:50 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Partial overcast with light breeze.
Gloomy clouds almost made me take the day off this morning but I decided to give it a try hoping the Sun would fight its way through the clouds. Old Sol didn’t put up much of a fight but occasionally I could see distinct shadows. Still I’m glad I made it to the Arkansas River because I got a new bird! Today’s featured image is not that great but it is a Nuttall’s Woodpecker hopping about in a Walking Stick cactus. She (don’t see any red patches) was chirping away which was the only reason I got the sighting. Almost every picture I got today was of a subject that was either small or very far away – or both. The closest I got to anybody is the Tree Squirrel posted below and it is probably the mellowest squirrel I have ever seen.
Red-tailed Hawk perching with what might be prey at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2022 
Tree Squirrel hunkered down at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Violet-green Swallows, Belted Kingfisher, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Western Kingbird, Red-tailed Hawk
Critters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Wren singing in the morning light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2022 
Western Kingbird perching high up at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2022