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Days 179 to 180: Backyard Birding

Year 1,

Often when one heads out birding, the temptation is too find some well know nature location and focus your efforts in that locale. Remember, quite often we should not ignore out own back yards! During the last two days I stayed near my house. The Great Crested Flycatchers were in my own yard and garden. The mallard and chicks were about 700 yards away down on the shore of Lake Superior. The moral of the story … keep your eyes open around your own neighborhood. You may be amazed at what you will see!

Day 179: Great Crested Flycatcher
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Day 180: Momma Mallard and Chicks
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Day 167 to 168: Duluth Waterfront Days

Year 1, ,

Had limited time for birding because my Dad was in the hospital for an operation (all went fine). I did briefly get out early in the morning and later in the evening along the Lake Superior and St. Louis River waterfront that forms the Duluth harbor. The water did not let me down as a good place to get good quick bird photos.

Purple Lupines at Sunrise over Lake Superior
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Merganser in the Morning
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White-Breasted Nuthatch inspecting a pine tree cavity
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Red-Winged Blackbird on the St. Louis River
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Mourning Dove “literally” on the Western Waterfront Trail
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Day 165: Lazy Man’s Bird Photo! (cardinal)

Year 1

This is a lazy man’s photo! I was tired when my wife and I got home from our Northwoods vacation. All the 5:15 am kayak trips onto various wilderness lakes, plus 30 mile bike rides in the afternoon meant this guy was pooped out! While resting in our window seat and reading, I heard a bird chirping at me. Thanks Mr. Cardinal … you made today’s capture easy and restful!