Environment:
Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 50 degrees Sky: Still more sunshine.

Fabulous conditions prevail at Lake Pueblo State Park though I’m hearing that will be changing soon. Perhaps all the birds are at home installing their storm windows instead of coming out to pose for me. There are still a few die-hards hanging around – I saw that juvenile Osprey still studying the river and one Double Crested Cormorant (featured) who seemed to be in conversation with a Starling on the normally well populated perch. I did see three Great Blue Herons like the one pictured here balancing on a rock. We will see what tomorrow will bring – weather permitting.

Pied-billed Grebe at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado
A Pied-billed Grebe making a morning tour of the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 11, 2023
Great Blue Heron at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado

Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Gulls, Canada Geese, Osprey, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Belted Kingfishers, Killdeer, White-crowned Sparrows, American Robins, Great Blue Herons, Common Sandpiper, Common Grackle, Hawk
Critters: Prairie Dogs, Cabbage White Butterflies, Mule Deer

Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-300mm, Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight

Northern Flicker at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado
A Northern Flicker checking out the ground floor at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 11, 2023

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