Tag Archives: MN North: Two Harbors

Days 285 to 288: Winter Bird Friends

November 7, 2014Year 1MN North: Amity, MN North: Pagami Creek Forest Fire Region, MN North: Two Harborsrichardhoeg@gmail.com

While most of the usual suspects have headed south for the winter, some birds including waterfowl remain with us up here in the frozen Northland. As area lakes start to ice over, if one finds the open water it can often be amazing the density of ducks and geese one will find. Our first snow have now fallen, and we are poised for our first winter storm come Monday. Here are just a few feathered friends who have decided to hang around northern Minnesota for the moment.

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Day 285: Goldfinch w/o the gold (winter plumage)

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Day 286: Ruffed Grouse

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Day 286: Ross’s Goose, Snow Goose, Great Canada Goose

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Day 287: Edna G and her flock

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Day 288: Takeoff of the Dawn Patrol

Day 211: Night Birds in the Fog

August 21, 2014Year 1MN North: Two Harborsrichardhoeg@gmail.com

Last night at 11:30 pm I headed out to try and watch / photograph the Northern Lights. Unfortunately due to both inland ground fog and light fog over Lake Superior, viewing the Aurora was difficult. However, while on a remote Lake Superior beach I noticed a freighter out on the lake that was headed for Two Harbors, Minnesota. Giving up on the Northern Lights, I decided to drive to Two Harbors and hang out on the waterfront. I had never seen an ore boat dock in the middle of the night. While watching the freighter, I found today’s birds, some Canadian Geese at the boat launch with the ore docks in the background.

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Night Birds: Canadian Geese

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The Freighter Approaches

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Ore Boat Docking

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Diffused Northern Lights over Flood Bay

Day 086: Peaceful Good Friday Morning on the North Shore

April 18, 2014Year 1MN North: Split Rock State Park, MN North: Two Harborsrichardhoeg@gmail.com

I arrived at Split Rock Lighthouse twenty minutes before dawn this morning, and for the next two hours plus enjoyed a peaceful Good Friday morning enjoying God’s majesty. For this entire period I never saw another human being. It was me and the beauty of the Northland.

The conditions could not have been more perfect. After our storm of two days ago which dumped 8+ inches of new snow on the region, this morning was crystal clear with not even the slightest breeze. The temperature had fallen to 25F overnight. Thus, I was able to walk across the snow’s crust giving me easy access to fun and beautiful places.

After two hours hiking and photographing in Split Rock State Park, I drove south to Two Harbors, Minnesota where I captured today’s bird photograph … the latest in my Lighthouse and Birds Series!

I hope these photos taken Good Friday morning provide you some peace and enjoyment.