In Minnesota during the winter, if one finds the food source or open water, then one finds birds. Otherwise the landscape may seem dead in terms of our feathered friends. This little pond stays ice free in spots throughout the cold winter, which therefore becomes a mallard magnet.
One mallard has decided to go and join some friends on the other section of open water, thus “time to fly”
Found this red-breasted nuthatch today, and it apparently had an itch! and had to scratch! Even at 1/1250 of a second exposure, which I tend to use for smaller birds when the light conditions allow, the foot it a bit of a whirl!
I almost did not have time to photograph a bird for this project today. My wife and I spent most of the day hiking out over the Lake Superior ice to the sea caves that are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Luckily when we got home this white breasted nuthatch made himself available in the day’s waning light. I also have given you one photo from the sea caves.
Mr. Nuthatch
Apostle Islands Sea Caves
