Environment:
Start Time: 7:20 AM Temperature: 48 degrees Sky: Sunshine with occasional breeze.
This could well be my earliest start in 2022. Things were the way I like them – warm, clear and calm. Today’s captures are kind of on the calm side too – not many of the sexy birds. Today’s featured image (top) is a Western Kingbird who simply demanded the spot. I got one of my best Blue Jay captures but s/he was well off in the distance. I also finally got a picture of one of the Cooper’s Hawks actually sitting in the nest. Posted is the clearest shot I could get – trust me – its in there. I’ve still had no luck finding an Owl.
Cooper’s Hawk tending to its nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 28, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robin, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, White-crowned Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Turkey Vultures, Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallow, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, American Kestrel, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle, Wren
Critters: Tree Squirrels, Wood Louse
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Drake Wood Duck enjoying the morning Sun at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 28, 2022 
Black-headed Cowbirds arguing at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 28, 2022