Love Birds … 30 Superior Nights

September 24, 2015Year 2MN North: Canal Park, MN North: Mouth of the Lester River, MN North: NorthStar Lake Regionrichardhoeg@gmail.com

The mind was willing, but not the body. My goal was to take at least one photo every night in the Lake Superior watershed during the month of September … thus the name, 30 Superior Nights. However, too many nights without enough sleep resulted in me catching the flu. I finally realized the only way to get better (been sick for one week at this point) was to get more sleep. Thus, I ended my string at 22 nights with yesterday morning’s pre-sunrise pic down at Canal Park. For the purposes of this project, I defined night at after the sun disappeared below the horizon, and before the sun reappeared the next morning.

View all 22 images in the Superior Night Series.

Love Birds … My son and his fiancee … my first engagement photoshoot!

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Suomi Lutheran Aurora Borealis

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The last sunrise! (yesterday morning)

Songbirds in Peril!

September 23, 2015Year 2MN North: Amity, MN North: Lakewoodrichardhoeg@gmail.com

Thousands of warblers, sparrows and other song birds were migrating through the Duluth area yesterday afternoon. The Merlins and Peregrine Falcons were very aware of that fact. The songbirds flew out into the open at their peril. The Peregrine Falcon was having sparrow for dinner near the Lakewood Pumping Station, while the Merlin preferred a yellow rumped warbler. Perhaps it all tastes like chicken!

Yellow Rumped Warbler (it survived)

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Peregrine Falcon (immature)

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Merlin

Duluth Area Ducks! Synchronized Flight!

September 22, 2015Year 2MN North: Amity, MN North: Lester Riverrichardhoeg@gmail.com

In the past few days I am starting to see the early stages of duck migration through the Duluth area. Capturing these two ring-necked ducks were definitely the highlight of the morning’s birding adventures. The forecast calls for a northeast wind and rain tomorrow. Our long string of gorgeous days may finally be at an end, but it has been great.

I actually went looking for hawks this morning, but although movement was slow, other bird species picked up the slack!

Ring Necked Ducks