Wednesday, May 14, 2008

South Platte / Spinney add-ons

The intense and exhausting day at Spinney was a day to remember. The fabulous fishing overshadowed the mention of all the small details that I enjoy so much while being outdoors. I barely mustered the patience to post the pictures of antelope and the bluebird.

Lets get right to it. While Saturday was a poor day for angling, I got to see TWO new species of bird.

Darting every which way over the water flashing their iridescent black backs and contrastingly white bellies were Tree Swallows. It was hard to get a very close look at them because they were changing direction and zipping by so rapidly. These little guys kept drawing my eye off the water just to see them flip and dance through the sky.

Next to make an appearance was a White-Faced Ibis. It was a really cool wading bird that didn't let us get very close to it without taking off. Grey body with a burgundy belly and a long curved down, thin bill.

At Spinney on Monday there were White Pelicans flying around with smaller trout hanging out of their mouths. Pelicans in Colorado? Sure, why not.

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