Autumn in 2023 has moved into the history books. Here is a review of the birds, critters and scenery that I managed to capture.
A Coyote takes a break in the middle of the road at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 20, 2023
A Killdeer cruises low over the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 21, 2023
An Osprey posing in the morning light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 21, 2023
A pair of Osprey keeping an eye on everything at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 24, 2023
Belted Kingfisher opting for a change of venue at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 24, 2023
An Osprey performs an aerial inspection of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 24, 2023
A sure sign of Autumn a Pied-billed Grebe
makes itself at home at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
A Great Blue Heron perching near the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
Autumn’s color beginning to take hold at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
American Kestrel working the trees at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
Red-tailed (?) Hawk concentrating on the sunrise at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
A Snowy Egret wading for breakfast at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
A Canada Goose heading downriver at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 27, 2023
Painted Lady Butterfly sampling the blooming Rabbitbrush at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 28, 2023
A male (probably) Tarantula participating in the annual migration at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 28, 2023
A juvenile Osprey perching among the changing leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 29, 2023
A juvenile Osprey having a look around at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 29, 2023
A Double Crested Cormorant exiting the river at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado September 29, 2023
Osprey breakfasting in the treetops at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 02, 2023
Red-tailed Hawk over the Arkansas River Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 03, 2023
A Hairy Woodpecker on a Cottonwood at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 03, 2023
A Painted Lady Butterfly browsing the Rabbitbrush along the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 05, 2023
A Great Horned Owl on the lookout at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 06, 2023
An Osprey stretching its wings in the morning light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 07, 2023
A Great Blue Heron wades along the bank of the Anticline Fishing Pond at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 07, 2023
An American Kestrel turns its back on the sunrise at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 07, 2023
A male Downy Woodpecker with its head in his work at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 08, 2023
A Western Terrestrial Garter Snake trying to warm up in the middle of the trail at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 08, 2023
A Northern Flicker peers out of a hole in a tree at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 09, 2023
A Killdeer exploring the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 09, 2023
An Ornate Tree Lizard leans into the morning sunshine at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 10, 2023
White-crowned Sparrow perching in the shadows at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 10, 2023
Juvenile Osprey carefully studying the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 11, 2023
A Northern Flicker checking out the ground floor at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 11, 2023
A Mule Deer doe changes her mind about getting a drink from the fishing pond at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 13, 2023
A Mule Deer buck prances across an open space at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 13, 2023
A Great Horned Owl being lit by the setting Sun at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 14, 2023
A Great Horned Owl ordering three beers at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 15, 2023
Great Horned Owl looking around at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 15, 2023
An Osprey readies its liftoff at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 17, 2023
Juvenile Osprey still hanging around in mid-October at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 17, 2023
Mallard Drake in flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 17, 2023
A Great Blue Heron scratches that itch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 19, 2023
A Great Blue Heron doing its version of the eyebrow raise at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 19, 2023
Song Sparrow sitting silently at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 25, 2023
Golden Autumn leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 26, 2023
Cooper’s Hawk (?) holding the high ground at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 26, 2023
Autumn Cottonwood leaves contrasted against the morning blue sky at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 26, 2023
Golden Autumn Cottonwood leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 26, 2023
Autumn’s colorful leaves on the bank of the Arkansas River with Liberty Point in the background at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 27, 2023
Autumn’s colorful leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 27, 2023
A Great Horned Owl asleep among the Autumn leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 28, 2023
Female Belted Kingfisher in flight with the catch of the day at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 28, 2023
Sunset Autumn Cottonwood leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 30, 2023
Possible female White-crowned Sparrow at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 02, 2023
Sunset scene of the Lake Pueblo Dam with Pikes Peak in the background at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 02, 2023
A Great Horned Owl sleeping among the Autumn leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 02, 2023
Autumn sunset scene along the the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 02, 2023
Cottonwood Autumn leaves in the evening light at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 06, 2023
A pair of Mallard Ducks are heels over head in the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 06, 2023
A Great Horned Owl watching the Sun set at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 06, 2023
An American Kestrel flies overhead at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 07, 2023
A fisherman enjoys the Arkansas River as the Sun rises at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 07, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk taking a morning break at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 07, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk perches on a lone tree on the prairie at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 17, 2023
White-crowned Sparrow munching on some Rabbitbrush seed at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 17, 2023
A Bufflehead Drake taking a morning float on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 17, 2023
An apparently lost Osprey flies over the fishing pond at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 19, 2023
A Great Horned Owl sleeps among the last of the Autumn leaves at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 19, 2023
Morning Autumn Scene at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 20, 2023
Autumn takes hold at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 20, 2023
Autumn Scene among the Cottonwoods at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 20, 2023
Middle Autumn Scene at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 20, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk on a morning flight at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 21, 2023
A male House Finch poses with a snack at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 21, 2023
A Great Blue Heron perching in a favorite spot at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 28, 2023
Field Sparrow perching in the light of the setting Sun at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 28, 2023
A pair of Great Horned Owls all settled down for a good day’s rest at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 30, 2023
A Mule Deer focuses on a nearby doe at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 30, 2023
A Mule Deer buck emerging at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 30, 2023
An eight point Mule Deer buck looking for the ladies at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 30, 2023
South end of a Coyote headed North at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 30, 2023
An American Kestrel wire for action at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 04, 2023
A Great Blue Heron flying with eyes straight ahead at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 04, 2023
A Great Horned Owl warms a branch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 04, 2023
A Northern flicker beautifully lit by the rising Sun at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado November 04, 2023
A young buck Mule Deer checking out the babes from the weeds at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 08, 2023
Autumn morning scene hours before a storm will arrive at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 08, 2023
A Common Goldeneye drake flying low at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 14, 2023
An American Kestrel taking a good look around at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 13, 2023
A Great Blue Heron perches on a snowy branch at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 15, 2023
A Mallard drake on a morning swim on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 17, 2023
A male Belted Kingfisher rises from the Arkansas River with a morning snack at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 18, 2023
Red-tailed Hawk enjoying the windy conditions at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 19, 2023
A Red-tailed Hawk soars over Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 19, 2023
A Coyote trying to hide behind some weeds at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado December 20, 2023
Gear: Nikon D5600, Nikon AF-S 55-300mm, Olympus OM-D E-M1 II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight