Tag Archives: MN North: Stony Point

Do Birds Use Clairol Feather Coloring?

Year 5,

Does she or Doesn’t She? Only her hairdresser knows for sure! Growing up in the 1960’s this was a famous advertising campaign slogan for Clairol hair color.

Today was another dark and dreary day in the Northland. I found a Red-Tailed Hawk at Stoney Point on Lake Superior. Look at the two images. They are actually the same photograph. Hmmm … did I use Photoshop Elements?

Watch the TV commercial from the 1950’s!

I don’t normally do much post processing, but I really wanted to see some blue skies today! Believe it or not, while working on my computer to add blue skies, this Sharp-Shinned Hawk visited my yard … minimal post processing for these two images.

Stoney Point Sunrise Ice

Year 5

I left home this morning a bit before 6:30. My goal was to find an owl or two before the morning sun pushed them deep into cover. However, the pre-dawn light was gorgeous and I quickly changed my tune. I slowy drove along Scenic 61 waiting for the sunrise to develop. In the end, I decided to enjoy some time at Stoney Point which is about 13 miles up the shore from near where I live. While the sunrise was pretty over Lake Superior, the light upon the ice as the sun started to come over the horizon was fantastic! I took this image as the sun was about 1/2 above the horizon … not yet truly up.

Northeast Minnesota Book Award Finalist!

Year 5

Who cares about the Oscars, the Northeast Minnesota Book Awards are the BIG time! Susan Larson-Kidd and I are thrilled to announce that our book, But That Is Not Me!, has been named a finalist in the children’s book category. Susan and I would both like to thank Sparky Stensaas who was our book designer.

In our beginning reader’s book, Harry the Hairy Woodpecker flies around the northern forest visiting his sky friends. All the photographs in the book are my own.

This afternoon I found this Great Gray Owl hunting near Lake Superior. It is the same bird I rescued from being mobbed by crows this morning. Eleven hours later, the crows were at it again. If it were up to this owl, we would be named winners for certain, but we will not learn till late May if the book has won.