Environment:
Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: Scattered Clouds, light breeze
The concerns about the absence of birds and critters at Lake Pueblo State Park I expressed yesterday were soothed somewhat today with the appearance of a number of my avian friends. I got chances to shoot a hairy woodpecker and a white-breasted nuthatch but my efforts were not successful. There were a number of what I call “flitty” birds – those are the ones that flit from branch to branch not stopping long enough to be either identified or photographed. The day was saved by a group of wild turkeys exploring one of the clearings near the Arkansas River. There were two hens and three or four young chicks all grazing in the warm morning sun. I was amazed that they were so tolerant of my presence. I shot quite a few pictures and, in the end, it was me who left the scene first.
My featured image for the day is of a stand of Russian Olive that was growing on the river bank.
Sightings:
Birds: Osprey, Hairy Woodpecker, Cormorants, Red-tailed Hawks, Eastern Kingbirds, Barn Swallows, Starlings, White-breasted Nuthatch, flitty birds, Barn Swallows
Critters: Mule Deer
Gear: Nikon D5100, 55-300mm lens
The Great LPSP Turkey Shoot
Wild Turkey Hen in the early morning at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Turkey Hen at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Turkey Hen and Chicks at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
Wild Turkey Hen on an early morning stroll at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado