Oh my … mosquitos. I had to set up the water system yesterday at our cabin 100 miles NW of Duluth. Remember the Off commercial where the person sticks his arm in a container of millions of mosquitoes? I was the before picture. The water level is also super high … highest ever. We are the first lake in the Hudson Bay Watershed. If you are anywhere downstream from us in northern Minnesota or Canada … watch out!
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Thus, I decided I would get away this morning to a favorite wilderness spot of mine in the Pine Island State Forest near Big Falls, Minnesota (left the cabin at 4:50 am). If I thought the mosquitoes were bad at NorthStar Lake, in the bog area near Toomey-Williams Forest Road the swarm was out in full force. Getting out of the car to bird was a non starter. Even opening the window for a few seconds to take a photograph was dumb. I did see a Black Bear which I believe was running to get away from the nasty bugs.
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Anyhow a few images from today … first an early morning Thunder Boomer threatened.
I was surprised this American Kestrel let me get so close and did not spook.
While bike riding near Northstar Lake, a pair of loons were fishing in the shallows of Caribou Lake.
