Environment:
Start Time: 9:20 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Cloud filtered sunshine.
Today’s late start resulted from the initial lack of decent light this morning. Things finally took a turn for the better (light-wise) so I did make a go of it. Once again there was not an overwhelming amount of avian activity. Today’s featured image is one of two bird shots that I got – an Orchard Oriole. After that it was bugs or flowers. Below are a couple of Bugs AND Flower shots that I am pretty happy with. The bottom of this post has three blooming plants that each were pretty hard to get a good identifications for. Google gave multiple options for each search and I did the best I could. The choice I made for Hairy False Golden Aster may not be correct but I really liked that name so I went with it.
Cabbage White Butterfly checking out some Indian Hemp at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 27, 2022 
whirlabout butterfly samples a Thistle bloom at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 27, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Canada Geese, Double-crested Cormorants, Western Kingbirds, Mourning Doves, Bullock’s Oriole, Swallows, Orchard Oriole, House Wren, Common Grackle, Northern Flickers, Common Merganser
Critters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Rock Squirrel, Whirlabout Butterfly
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
Salt Cedar at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 27, 2022 
Hairy False Golden Aster in bloom at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 27, 2022 
Indian Hemp blooming at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado June 27, 2022