Environment:
Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 51 degrees Sky: Sunshine, some clouds with little breeze.
A rather warm morning found me out on the trail early. I can’t say as much for the other members of the Animal Kingdom whom I was there to photograph. The busiest birds were the Starlings who looked to me to be carrying edibles which may mean there are hatchlings about. Or it may mean they prefer take-out. Today’s featured image is a White-tail Deer I spotted crossing the Arkansas River. The Double-crested Cormorant pictured here attracted my attention because of its coloring. I’m thinking this may be a juvenile.
A Turkey Vulture circles high over Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Wood Ducks, Blue-winged Teal, Mallards, Canada Geese, Osprey, American Robins, European Starlings, Double-crested Cormorants, Sparrows, Common Grackle, Bullock’s Orioles, Turkey Vulture, Great Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Violet-green Swallows, Western Kingbird, Wren, Northern Flicker, Mourning Doves
Critters: Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer, White-tail Deer, Wood Louse, Red Ants, annoying flying bugs
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Great Blue Heron perched on a log in the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07, 2022