Spring 2023 was cool and wet. Here is a recap of the things I saw.
Mule Deer graze on the bank of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 08, 2022
Great Blue Heron on the bank of the Anticline Fishing Pond at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 17, 2023
A Great Horned Owl working hard at not being seen at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 21, 2023
A Red-breasted Merganser couple starting their day on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 22, 2023
A Mule Deer samples (carefully) a Walking Stick Cactus at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 22, 2023
An adult Cooper’s Hawk lurks in the shadows at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 23, 2023
The yellow rump of a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 23, 2023
A Bufflehead Drake lights up the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 23, 2023
A Bewick’s Wren hanging on against the wind at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 27, 2023
An Osprey perches on a State sponsored nest and tries to ignore the wind at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 27, 2023
A Red-breasted Merganser pauses between dives at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 27, 2023
A Great Horned Owl makes its evening plans at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 28, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk perches near her (?) nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 28, 2023
An American Coot wades the shoreline of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 30, 2023
Great Horned Owl basking in the morning sunshine at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 30, 2023
A Wood Duck couple checking out the neighborhood at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado March 30, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk perching not far from the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 01, 2023
A White-crowned Sparrow pausing to enjoy the morning sunshine at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 01, 2023
A Greater Yellowlegs wades in the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 01, 2023
An American Pipit surveying the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 02, 2023
An Osprey has breakfast with a view at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 02, 2023
Mule Deer brunching on a Sunday morning at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 02, 2023
A Black-capped Chickadee giving me a look-over at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 03, 2023
An American Robin on the bank of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 05, 2023
Say’s Phoebe on the fence at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 05, 2023 *Google ID
Canyon Towhee perched on walking stick cactus at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 05, 2023 *Google ID
An Osprey in flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 05, 2023
Pied-billed Grebe and reflection on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 05, 2023
An American Kestrel couple perching up top at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 06, 2023
Osprey having a fresh breakfast at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 08, 2023
Spring foliage at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 08, 2023
An American Kestrel studies the prairie below carefully at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 09, 2023
Female Red-winged Blackbird watching the Sun rise at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 09, 2023
A Cooper’s Hawk who apparently lost sight of what lured it to the ground at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 11, 2023
A Blue-winged Teal couple hugging the bank of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 11, 2023
One of a pair of Black-necked Stilts I caught passing through at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 11, 2023
Osprey closeup in flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 11, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk scratching an itch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 12, 2023
An Ornate Tree Lizard pops out for a look at Spring at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 12, 2023
A Black-capped Chickadee welcomes Spring at Lake Pueblo Stat e Park, Colorado April 16, 2023
A Tree Squirrel checks the trees for treasure at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 17, 2023
A House Wren greeting the morning with a song at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 17, 2023
A Cattle Egret strikes a dramatic pose on the bank of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 18, 2023
Say’s Phoebe hunting breakfast at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 19, 2023
A Cabbage White Butterfly samples the grasses at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 19, 2023
A Wood Duck couple cruising the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 19, 2023
Northern Flicker conducting detailed tree inspection at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 19, 2023
Cottonwood tree flowering at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 19, 2023
A Hairy Woodpecker reaches the end of the line at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 19, 2023
Wild Tom Turkey looking after his harem at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 25, 2023
A Canada Goose displaying what I consider to be unusual behavior at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 25, 2023
A House Wren pauses mid-song at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 25, 2023
Blue Jay having breakfast of cottonwood flowers at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2023
Morning mid-Spring scenic of the Anticline Fishing Pond at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2023
A Mule Deer looking off the prairie in a morning tableau at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 27, 2023
Wood Duck and Blue-winged Teal sharing the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 29, 2023
A Northern Flicker using its tail feathers for leverage at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 29, 2023
A Townsend’s Solitaire makes a tasty find at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 30, 2023
A Western Meadowlark working the prairie at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 30, 2023
Starlings also seem to like the cottonwood flowers at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 30, 2023
Cooper’s Hawk staying close to the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado April 30, 2023
A Red-winged Blackbird launches into the air at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 03, 2023
A Wild Turkey forages all alone at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 03, 2023
A Wood Duck drake house hunting at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 03, 2023
A group of Mule Deer browse the bank of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 05, 2023
A Bullock’s Oriole branching out at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 05, 2023
A Mule Deer lighting up in the morning light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 05, 2023
Milkvetch starting to bloom at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 05, 2023
A well balanced Tree Squirrel gives me the once-over at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 06, 2023
A Canada Goose showing its young the mysteries of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 06, 2023
An Osprey being harassed by a Western Kingbird at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 06, 2023
A Blue Jay dealing with a thorny situation at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07, 2023
A Western Kingbird hard at work at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07,2023
A Grackle walking the trail at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07, 2023
Adult Cooper’s Hawk near the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07, 2023
A House Wren fails to leave before I could get its picture at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 07, 2023
A Common Merganser afloat on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 08, 2023
A Great Horned Owl napping at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 08, 2023
A Bullock’s Oriole lighting up in the morning sunshine at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 08, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk flies by on its way to the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 08, 2023
A Wood Duck hen strikes a pose at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 16, 2023
A Jay launches into the blue at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 16, 2023
An Ornate Tree Lizard checking out the morning at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 17, 2023
A Raccoon deep in the shadows of the woods at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 17, 2023
A Bullock’s Oriole catching the morning light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 17, 2023
An Osprey ready to defend its catch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 21, 2023
A Canada Goose Gosling waiting out the high water on the river at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 21, 2023
A Bullock’s Oriole blasting off at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 22, 2023
A Brown-headed Cowbird poking around along the trail at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 22, 2023
A Mule Deer doe with her Summer coat not quite there yet at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 22, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk minding the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 22, 2023
Google identifies this as Salix Warburgii, whatever it is it’s blooming at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 22,2023
A Western Kingbird shows that he is not unflappable at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 26, 2023
A Wild Rose lights up in the rising Sun at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 26, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk mom (?) keeping a very close eye on the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 27, 2023
Mule Deer does making their way down the face of Rock Canyon in the morning light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 28, 2023
Liberty Point overlooking the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 28, 2023
Google IDs a Variegated Fritillary at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 29, 2023
A Double Crested Cormorant air drys its wings at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 29, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk making an awkward takeoff at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 29, 2023
Eastern Kingbird doing a high-wire act at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 29, 2023
Yellow Salsify adding to the Spring color at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 30, 2023
A Common Merganser drake shows off for his lady at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 30, 2023
Silent Yellow-breasted Chat because its mouth is full at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 30, 2023
A Double Crested Cormorant begins a flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 30, 2023
A lonely tree growing in a prairie gully at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
An Osprey launches into a dive that it never completed at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
The Russian Olive trees are starting to bloom at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
A Starling seems to be late with the nest building at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
A Starling chick peeks out of the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
Late Spring scenic with the morning sunshine lighting up the Cottonwoods at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
Downy Woodpecker working the trees at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado May 31, 2023
An American Kestrel takes flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 21, 2023
American Kestrel nestling eating some food just delivered at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 21, 2023
An Osprey recovering from a failed attempt at a fishy breakfast at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 24, 2023
Golden Crownbeard in bloom at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 24, 2023
A Great Blue Heron makes a “landing” on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 24, 2023
Juvenile American Kestrel learning the ropes at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 25, 2023
An Osprey taking a break from fishing at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 25, 2023
Red-tailed Hawk stays put despite the efforts of a Western Kingbird to drive it off at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 26, 2023
A Double Crested Cormorant flashes the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 26, 2023
A Great Blue Heron takes the high road at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 28, 2023
A Monarch Butterfly on a search for something sweet at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 28, 2023
An Osprey parent divides the catch of the day between its young in the nest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 28, 2023
A American Kestrel resting after chasing its sibling through the trees at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 28, 2023
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Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm