Do You Hoot?! (Need Proof Readers / Editors)

Background, Year 7

Do You Hoot?!

Better yet, are you willing to help me by proofing / editing my new book? There is no pay involved, just the satisfaction of helping my new book be even better when published. This book will be available as a free PDF download, thus I do NOT make money off my book writing efforts. I am very thankful to anyone who is willing to help as it helps me keep costs down and in turn provide the free PDF online version.

    • Do You Hoot Blurb Purchased V2 – Excerpt of my new book: Do You Hoot?! (editors will be emailed  full version). Make certain you select “Two Page View” via Adobe or the book will NOT display properly!!!
    • Send Rich (i.e. me) a request to proof read / edit via the form found immediately below. I will email you a full PDF copy of my new book’s rough draft. I would like all feedback to be sent back to me within two weeks (July 6th). Thank you!

I’ve removed the form. I have all the proof readers  / editors needed. Lots of you responded. Thank you!

Canosia State Wildlife Area Heron Rookery Feeding Frenzy

Year 7

There were lots of deer flies, horse flies and woodticks, but all these “undesirables” were worth the annoyance yesterday.  I hiked into the Great Blue Heron Rookery in the Canosia State Wildlife Area and had a grand time. This year’s crop of young are getting big, and that means all the Moms and Dads were busy feeding their HUGE youngsters. The Great Blue Heron Chicks almost devoured their parent. It must have been tasty fish.

And some still images. Parents get no respect!

A Baltimore Oriole got into the spirit of feeding. I saw it over ten times. In this photograph it has caught a waterbug which it will soon take back to its nest for hungry young.

Like always, it’s important to not be fixated on the sky (birds) when I am out in the wild because I would have missed seeing this Otter Feeding. I will admit I could not figure out what was on the menu for lunch. I’ve included a close-up of the otter’s mouth … looks like some kind of plant and not fish?? (video link of the otter feeding for email subscribers). I actually was privileged to watch the otter finding its lunch for over ten minutes from a distance of only 30 yards.

And some stills, plus the close-up of the choppers!

Summer Solstice Birding

Year 7

Today is the Summer Solstice! While I will not be at Stonehenge to welcome the celestial event, here in northern Minnesota today is still cause for celebration. First I will take everyone on a tour of my yard … wildlife and bird friendly in particular. Over the next few weeks the flowers will explode in color! (video link for email subscribers)

Hoeg H’Arbor!

Summer weather means it’s time to visit grassland birds. Yesterday I arrived at Sax-Zim Bog at 5:45 am. While I did not find any juvenile Great Gray Owls, I enjoyed watching grassland birds just south of the Bog near the Meadowlands.

Killdeer

Eastern Kingbird

This morning I was hiking in my forest by 5:30 am. I did find one of my owls, but it was not willing to pose for a photograph. When I arrived home from my hike, I took the video shown earlier in this post … then it was on to the Wisconsin Grasslands along Wisconsin Hwy #13 near Cloverland. A good time was had by all!

The many personalities of a Bobolink

A Wilson Snipe checks over its territory near some ponds.

Make sure you get our and enjoy the grassland birds. They are the last to migrate north, and the first to leave us to head south. It’s all to brief a visit.