Environment:
Start Time: 8:10 AM Temperature: 46 degrees Sky: Sunny.
Autumn is taking hold for sure. The leaves are changing and the morning air is pretty crisp. Which is why I was surprised to see an Ornate Tree Lizard sunning itself on a tree stump. I even saw an Osprey flying about – probably wondering where everyone is. Today’s featured image is a White-crowned Sparrow posed nicely among some Rabbitbrush. Also pictured here is a Great Blue Heron who was standing on one leg on a sandbar in the Arkansas River. I guess it was just soaking up some sunshine. Below is a Yellow-rumped Warbler who was romping through the bushes with several of its kind and found the time to pause and look around.
An Ornate Tree Lizard making a surprise October appearance at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 14, 2022
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Osprey, European Starlings, Double Crested Cormorants, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Belted Kingfisher, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Sparrows, Great Blue Heron, pied-billed Grebe, Belted Kingfisher
Critters: Cabbage White Butterfly, Grasshoppers, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog
Gear: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm
A Yellow-rumped Warbler shows its stuff at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado October 14, 2022