Environment:
Start Time: 5:40 AM Temperature: 64 degrees Sky: More Sun than clouds.
Osprey activity was high this morning at Lake Pueblo State Park though mostly limited to them flying around and dodging attacks from Western Kingbirds. I did see a couple of them hauling nesting material back home. I was unable to locate any Great Horned Owls, adults or youngsters, though I did catch sight of a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk. Pictured below turns out to not be the Monarch Butterfly that I thought I was shooting but a Queen Butterfly which is a new one for me.
Sightings:
Birds: Canada Geese, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbird, Double Crested Cormorants, Starlings, Ospreys, Doves, Barn Swallows, Swallows, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bullock’s Orioles, Belted Kingfishers, Blue Jay, Western Meadowlark, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Northern Flickers
Critters: Mule Deer, mosquitoes, Widow Skimmers, Wood Louse, Queen Butterflies, Cabbage White Butterflies
KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER
Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
