Environment:
Start Time: 6:45 AM Temperature: 68 degrees Sky: Cloud to start Sunshine at the end.
Activity was subdued this morning out on the trails of Rock Canyon. Probably the biggest news is that, at least some of, the Osprey children are trying their talons at fishing. I watched one for a little while (bottom of Post) but he (?) needs to work on technique. Featured Is a couple of Double Crested Cormorants perched and drying over a bend in the Arkansas River. I think the one on the right is a juvenile. The plants in and around the trails are starting to bear fruit. Pictured here are some Wild Plums which are quite plentiful – last year we got none. Below is a Showy Milkweed Seed Pod. I have never seen one of these before but Google assures me that it is edible.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Doves, Ospreys, Starlings, Blue Jays, Western Kingbirds, Hummingbirds, Western Wood Pewees, Common Grackles, Great Blue Heron, American Robins, American Kestrels
Critters: Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
