Environment:
Start Time: 6:35 AM Temperature: 63 degrees Sky: Sunlight. Light breeze.
Another reasonably clear morning provided great walking conditions. Not a great amount of activity once again. Today’s featured image is a Western Kingbird who was posing nicely on a branch but decided to leave to grab a bite just as I released the camera shutter. Just a lucky shot but it came out great! Another bird I caught in flight is posted below – an Osprey really pulled the same stunt on me and took off just as I was shooting. The image caption will give you the reason he decided to leave. I also managed to find the now world famous Mississippi Kite not sitting directly above the trail but a little bit away from the trail. This is the best shot I’ve gotten of it. Also posted is another shot of a Widow Skimmer (dragonfly-like bug) – the insects are being more cooperative than the birds.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Starlings, Osprey, Barn Swallows, Double Crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, American Robins, Canada Geese, Common Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Common Crow, Great Horned Owl
Critters: Cabbage Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Squirrel, Widow Skimmer, Stink Beetle
Gear: Lumix GH4, 100-300 mm
