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Caspian Terns
Migration underway in Minnesota
The Mighty Cup Plant
A favorite of goldfinches
Buddies
Pelicans and cormorants together
Pelicans Fishing
From All About Birds: American White Pelicans cooperate when feeding. Sometimes, large groups gather in wetlands. They coordinate their swimming to…
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For the Night Owls
Over the last few nights, there has been a Great Horned Owl showing up on the Mississippi River Flyway Cam. It is perched on a large dead tree that…
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Sunrise Chorus on the Upper Mississippi
Sights and sounds of this morning’s sunrise on the River near La Crosse Wisconsin courtesy of the Explore.org web cam. Cranes, pelicans, egrets, herons…
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Hummingbirds Jousting
A hot day in the upper 90’s did not stop hummingbirds from non-stop aerobatics around the feeder all day. I tried to get a few still shots of the action…
August 2023
Hummingbirds on the Move
This is the time of year in Central Minnesota when a greater number of hummingbirds are seen at once - at the feeders or out in the field especially…
Back to Back Summer Droughts
For the second summer in a row, Minnesota is experiencing below average rainfall which has created drought conditions in various parts of the state. One…
Today's Mood
Record high temperature with a high dew point making for a heat index day above 110 degrees.
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The Migratory Pelican
Today I saw my first group of American White Pelicans soaring overhead, beginning their slow journey south. It was a true sign that fall migration has…
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House Wren
My resident house wren successfully fledged two different broods in two different nesting boxes this summer. The first brood was in a traditional nest…
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