A couple of weeks ago, I heard that a whole lot of birds had returned, or passed through, during the Spring migration. So I decided to head out to Cherry Creek State Park. soon after arriving, I walked along the shoreline and was able to get reasonably close to the birds. The first birds that were encountered was this pair of California Gulls. Even, though I had seen these gulls before, this was the first time I attempted to capture an image.
One of the next shorebirds that I had not seen before was the Greater Yellowlegs. There were several birds in the vicinity, but I did not need to wait long until they came in front of me.
Here this bird is just taking a walk through the water.
This bird is distinctive with those big yellow legs.
I had heard that several Avocets had arrived at Cherry Creek — this was the hook that caused me to visit. I had made some images of Avocet in a previous year. But this time there were a dozen or more at this location at Cherry Creek. I like this image because I managed to capture a frame with the open bill.
There were some small still pools close to the shore. As the Avocet was working along the shore line, I manged to capture a couple of images that included a reflection of the Avocet in the still water.
Here is the another image.
Finally, along came three yellowlegs, walking through the deeper water. The earlier images were of single birds. This was the first time that a group of birds approached me.
After leaving the shoreline, I hiked along one of the trials. Often I get to see Magpies — I used to see them every day walking to work. However, this time managed to capture an image of a Magpie as it was perched on a cat-tail.
A few minutes later, I noticed that a Coyote was walking through the long grass, but it was too far away.