Environment:
Start Time: 8:55 AM Temperature: 43 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine with a little breeze.
Today’s walk started in bright sunshine with yours truly casting a crisp shadow as I prowled the park. The walk ended in some serious cloud cover with very little shadow casting at all. Even so, I managed to come home with some interesting shots. Today’s featured image (above) is one of the many Northern Flickers that I saw today though this one was the only one that wanted to be on the Internet. Posted below is a not G rated image of a couple of Red-tailed Hawks completing the most important duty in the nesting process. The Double-crested Cormorants are back in force and are already posted up on their favorite Arkansas River overlook. Below is a shot of a Pied-billed Grebe finishing off its breakfast – s/he would not turn toward me to allow for a better shot. All in all, a pretty good outing. Just a note that I have decided to name the American White Pelican who has adopted the Arkansas River as its home – Pete.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Buffleheads, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Great Blue Heron, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorants, Killdeer
Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Crayfish
Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm
Pied-billed Grebe swallowing a Crayfish on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 27, 2022 
An American Kestrel shakes it off at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 27, 2022