Category Archives: Nature
Meeting of the Minds
Dear Friends, last night just a sunset (with no sun visible) we found a small flock (10-12) of white pelicans floating on a pond in Crex Meadows. I had to shoot at a very high iso, so sorry for the noise, but could not resist this image. They do not stay, just passing through. til Tomorrow MJ
The Bohemian
Dear Friends, two very gracious friends took me to Duluth yesterday, thanks you two, we spent the morning with brown creepers, golden crowned kinglets and these bohemian waxwings. Also cedar waxwings but this was my best Bohemian, til Tomorrow MJ
Another Grouse
Dear Friends, I call this image “Low Rider”, with his tilt and low to the ground dance i think he looks like a motorcycle coming around a corner, this is a male Sharptail Grouse dancing in the spring, soon they will be active again at sunrise on the lek, til Tomorrow MJ
Spring is Here
Dear Friends, the ice has melted and the Swans now have a place to land, courtship displays will begin soon and i will be back in the swamp chasing elusive images or the birds. Hope to see you out there, til Tomorrow MJ
Bald Eagle Molt
Dear Friends, this gloomy gray winter weather has me lying in bed, processing images from last summer, this was taken in August and from the errant feather under his left wing, I think he was molting. The rest of his body feathers look a bit worn and this was after a substantial rain storm, til Tomorrow MJ
A Winter Visitor
Dear Friends, this my dear friends is a Lewis Woodpecker who has flown a bit off course, he belongs west of the Rockies, but somehow has drifted into Wisconsin. I and two friends traveled all day ( in the comfort of a lovely modern pickup) and found this bird in a rural farm yard, he had been reported here previously. I am in love with the feathers on this bird, til Tomorrow MJ
Day Seven Nature Challenge
Dear Friends, this is an image from my archives that i titled Father’s Day, This particular swan pair used to bring their cygnets right up to the road and sometimes i saw them on the road. They reached adulthood successfully and they were not banded so who knows where they are now. til Tomorrow MJ
Day Six Nature Challenge
Dear Friends, this is my favorite sharp tail grouse image from this spring in Namekagon Barrens. My thanks to the Friends of Namekagon for their work in setting up blinds and maintaining the lek sites. til Tomorrow MJ
Day Five Nature Challenge
Dear Friends, I initially thought that this image would show a comparison between the adult crane and a first-year juvenile, but it also illustrates the ruffed feathers versus the smooth appearance. The ruffed look is usually seen after preening during the fall molt of feathers. til Tomorrow MJ
Day Four Nature Challenge
Dear Friends, the Sandhill Cranes of Crex Meadows have always been one of my favorite subjects, every fall thousands of cranes gather here and fly into a roost site at sunset. This iconic image is one of my all time favorites. til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 