Environment:
Start Time: 9:00 AM Temperature: 44 degrees Sky: Heavy cloud filtered sunshine with a little breeze.
The light this morning can only be described as pathetic. Mostly cloudy conditions lead to blown out skies when you have to expose for the shadowy figures presented by perching birds. Still it was worth the trip out today. Today’s featured image is a tough little bird to shoot (and this guy made me work for it) a Black-capped Chickadee. The Osprey were very active early in the walk but settled down quickly – I think there was some courting going on but nothing seemed to come of it. I did spot what is probably a Cooper’s Hawk hidden in the branches of a Cottonwood. Posted is the best angle I could get. I also stumbled upon two Wood Ducks checking out the trees for a nesting site – Spring for sure. Speaking of Spring, I saw my first Green-winged Teal cruising the Arkansas River.
Wood Duck Drake helping his lady find a good nesting site at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 28, 2022 
Wood Duck Hen shopping for a nesting site in the Marsh Hawk Picnic Area at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 28, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Wood Ducks, Canada Geese, American White Pelican, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, American Robin, European Starlings, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorants, Cooper’s Hawk, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays, Mourning Dove, Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Turkey Vulture
Critters: Tree Squirrel
Gear: Nikon Panasonic Lumix GH4, 100-300mm
Downy Woodpecker doing tree inspections at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 28, 2022 
Green-winged Teal enjoying the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 28, 2022