Author Archives: mjspringett
Dancing Dancing Dancing
Friends, these birds are male Sharptail Grouse in Namekagon Barrens, thanks to the people who put up the blinds and this year they did a magnificent job. Some of the birds danced so close to the blind that one was lucky to have a telephoto zoom lens that you could back off to include the bird. You photographers know what i am talking about, too much glass sometimes. A great place to start a fledging wildlife photographer. til Tomorrow MJ
Redstart
Friends, this little male Redstart is very patiently waiting for me to snap his portrait, sorry about the tail clipped, but this was the only angle that he would allow, this ones for Loie, I think yours was better, til Tomorrow MJ
Female Cape May Warbler
Friends, this warbler is a female Cape May warbler, she has a paler cheek patch than her male buddy and is lighter all over. She posed and preened on this branch for about 30 seconds and i was able to capture her likeness in a series of shots.I love the yellow collar that is like the male bird seen in a previous post. til Tomorrow MJ
Lunch for the Horned Grebe
Friends, i am not sure what he has in his beak, but it was probably food, since in the next shot in this sequence, the item was gone, swallowed. I look for the natural history moments in nature and eating is one of those events that help a specie survive. Wonder what it was, crayfish or just plain fish?? til Tomorrow MJ
Common Yellow Throat Warbler
Friends, this is a very tiny warbler not often seen, because he hangs out in the bottom of the cattails and sedges. He has a mask that reminds me of the Lone Ranger, who was my favorite cowboy back in the day. So meet the Common Yellow-throat warbler , the masked birdie of the marshes in Crex Meadows. til Tomorrow MJ
Sora with Green Legs
Friends, this curious looking bird is a Sora (i think), and I love the Green feet. Never had seen one myself so was quite a thrill to see one so closely. He provided a break from the Warblers who have been haunting my lens lately. From his coloring you can see why he can hide in the old cat tails and sedges around Phantom Lake in Crex Meadows. til Tomorrow MJ
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Friends, this little warbler (yellow-rump) is showing off his three patches of yellow feathers, one on each side of his chest, one on top of his head and one on his rump. There were hundreds of yellow-rumps in Crex Meadows this spring, but now that it has turned to summer (85 degrees F) they have gone further north. til Tomorrow MJ
Cape May Warbler
Friends, this bird was found on a colder day and he was fluffed up to keep warm, today was 85 degrees F so birdies are not fluffed up today. This is a male Cape May Warbler and i love his feathering. Below is a frontal view of his streaked chest. til Tomorrow MJ
Nashville Warbler
Friends, sorry for the lousy background but this was the only decent shot of this Nashville Warbler as it passed through Crex Meadows this week, now the mosquitos have hatched making a photographer’s life unbearable. But a great picture is worth all the suffering, so think of me sitting in the marshlands waiting for nature to reveal herself to me. til Tomorrow MJ
Tennessee Warbler
Friends, this friendly Tennessee Warbler is looking right at me, but being a brave bird, he let me take his picture before he flitted off into the brush. I like that the green leaves are popping showing that it is finally spring here in the northland. til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 