Environment:
Start Time: 8:20 AM Temperature: 54 degrees Sky: Sunshine.

Well, if it wasn’t for this one Great Blue Heron there would have been no reason for me to even bring a camera along for my walk. I’m glad I hung around the river bank for a while to catch all the different poses on display. Except for one passing Red-tailed Hawk, no raptors were anywhere to be seen.

Great Blue Heron at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado
A Great Blue Heron doing its version of the eyebrow raise at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 19, 2023
Great Blue Heron at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado

Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Canada Geese, Starlings, Northern Flickers, Great Blue Herons, Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrel, Killdeer
Critters: Mule Deer, Cabbage White Butterflies, Painted Lady Butterfly, Prairie Dogs, other flying bugs

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

Great Blue Heron at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado
A Great Blue Heron rocking it on the Arkansas River at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 19, 2023

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