Environment:
Start Time: 7:15 AM Temperature: 58 degrees Sky: Sunshine, few clouds, heavy haze, no breeze.
Wildfire haze is back on the heavy side. With the addition of some light high clouds the sunlight was a bit on the fuzzy side. Still a good day for a walk if you didn’t do a lot of breathing. Not so many birds or critters today though I did capture some long shots of various types perching as demonstrated in the mini-gallery below. A few Cormorants were working the Arkansas River and allowed me to get kind of close for a few frames. Today’s featured image (above) is of a mother Mule Deer and her (I assume) fawn. I think they were heading over to the river for a drink but my presence altered their plans. I’m sure they made it to the river later.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Osprey, Double Crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, Blue jays, Starlings, Kingbird, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, American Robin, possible Sharp-shinned Hawk
Critters: Monarch Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Rock Squirrel, Stink Beetle
Gear: Nikon D5600, 55-300mm
Possible Sharp-shinned Hawk or Cooper’s Hawk perched at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado 
American Robin perched at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado August 31, 2021 
Osprey perched in the early morning sunshine at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado August 31, 2021