Ever had one of those days? You’re minding your business … enjoying the early morning sun when those pesky crows attack (forgetting for the moment how many crows Mom and Dad have served up as meals). It was a beautiful morning over in the pine grove (at least for me).
Enjoying the Morning Sun
Crow Attack
Escape
Birdcast says the bird migration is now great in northern Minnesota (see my post about how to use Birdcast), and it is! While eating lunch today, I thought … boy, that is a noisy squirrel! I checked the feeders and voila! It was the rare Black-Breasted Yogi. After a great lunch at “Chez Hoeg’s Bar and Grill” which has had fine dining for bears since 2011, I managed to get this photo of Yogi relaxing near my house after its meal.
In addition to Yogi, birding has been very good today. Some of the birds I’ve seen and photographed since sunrise when I started the day down at the Park Point Recreation Area.
Common Tern (just migrated in from points way down south Mexico or South America way)
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Pied-Billed Grebe
Blue-Winged Teal
I am writing this blog post from Osceola, Iowa … on the way to a small one bedroom cabin the Ozarks. Now that Molly and I are both vaccinated we decided a road trip was in order. While our cabin is not on water, it is close to the Buffalo National River. This river was America’s very first to receive the scenic designation back in 1972.
I know zero about birding in the Ozarks, but the warm temperatures and greenery will be welcome after the long Minnesota winter. If you have ever birded this area, please post your recommendations in the comments.
My owl family will have to survive without my presence. The last two mornings I have seen all five birds … Mom, Dad and the three kids. Here are a few images I took yesterday morning.
