Category Archives: Year 1

Day 117: Day of the Mergansers!

Year 1

The post title sounds like a “B Movie”, but the name is appropriate. The smelt and steelhead run up the northern Minnesota streams and rivers of Lake Superior continues to strengthen, and the diving ducks are very aware of that fact! With the wind chance out of the NE, the ice left Wisconsin and slammed back against the Minnesota shore. However, the current at the mouth of the Lester River insures and opening for fishing.

Today I saw and photographed my first hooded merganser. I hope you’re agree they are a pretty bird. In addition, two red-breasted mergansers drakes fought over a hen. I wonder if any female is worth the trouble?!

Hooded Merganser
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Red-Breasted Merganser Fight
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Ice flowing back to Minnesota from Wisconsin
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Day 116: Bird Color in the Afternoon

Year 1,

After the long winter up here in the Northland, it is nice to finally see some color. Thus, I decided a second post was required for today. The woodland song birds are really starting to migrate into the area!

It doesn’t look like a bird! (Rose-Breasted Grosbeak)
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Purple Finch on Fire
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Baltimore Oriole singing out for a mate
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Day 115: Forest Floor Photography

Year 1

After all the more exotic photographs where I’ve tried to be “artsy”, I decided I should not neglect some of the basic birds which hang out around home. This is a chipping sparrow. These birds returned to the northwoods about 2 to 3 weeks ago.

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