My thanks to Pastor Greg who phoned to let me know a pair of Common Eiders were hanging out near his home on Lake Superior. The last known sighting of Common Eiders in Minnesota was over 50 years ago. They are more common in Siberia and the Canadian Arctic, and as long as Hudson Bay stays free of ice, that’s one place they winter.
During this year long photography project, I have rarely posted photos taken at my own feeders. I actually have a great locations for feeders here in the Northwoods. I live across from Amity Creek and at the edge of a forest. The bird habitat is excellent.
This morning I had a pileated woodpecker in my suet feeder, while two squirrels, both a grey and black squirrel, looked upon the scene with desire!
We had quite the winter storm. I decided to continue my photography assignment of attempting to show birds during the storm, and how the birds ARE cold. These two photos were taken at the end of Park Point of some herring gulls. I believe it shows them braving the elements!
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We humans enjoy the elements. Here are some more photos from today … the stream (Amity Creek) across from my house, a pic from my first Nordic Ski of the season, and some surfers at the mouth of the Lester River on Lake Superior (about 1/3 of a mile away from my home).
