Blog Archives

Wild Horse Heaven

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Dear Friends, the sunsets in the badlands are stunning and mystical cause you never know what will appear on the horizon. til Tomorrow MJ

Fall Cottonwoods Along the River

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Dear Friends, The cottonwood and ash trees along the Little Missouri River in Theodore Roosevelt National Park are showing their fall foliage of yellow and orange.  The backlight late in the afternoon makes a brilliant image, til Tomorrow MJ

Nest-Building?

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Dear Friends, The prairie dog is building a nest for winter or he is storing food, not sure which. Regardless, they are everywhere and soon they will take over the world. til Tomorrow MJ

A Peaceful Perch

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Dear Friends, a peaceful perch in the badlands watching the rocks and listening to the lichens growing. til Tomorrow MJ

Wild Horses TRNP

Dear Friends, no trip to Theodore Roosevelt National Park is complete without the an image of the wild horses.  This Black Stallion (either Mystery or Cocoa) is running to meet his buddies, he was well received and no fighting was observed. til Tomorrow MJ

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Badlands Elk Bugling

 

Dear Friends, we were a very long way from this male elk doing his bugle at sunset, but i think it turned out ok, what do you think? til Tomorrow MJlab-elk-bugle

Great Egret

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Dear Friends, this is a Great Egret and we don’t usually see a lot of these at Crex, but this year there is a small flock hanging out at Fish Lake.  We sat on the dike and watched this one fish for over 30 minutes, then he flew. Right at us. til tomorrow MJ

What Is It?? Hummingbird Moth

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Dear Friends, this is a hummingbird clearwing moth sucking on some summer flowers.  Recently our camera club had an outing to the butterfly house and we found this guy outside the tent.   This is a moth not a butterfly (no club on the end of antenna) so i guess he wasn’t allowed inside.   The wings are too fast for my shutter speed but you get the idea. til Tomorrow MJ

Fall Has Arrived

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Dear Friends, yes indeed, fall has arrived and with the fall foliage, the Greater Sandhill Cranes have started to gather on the Meadows and the marshes of Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge in Northwestern Wisconsin. So far this fall, this is my favorite shot, a pair of cranes were only 20 feet from us when i pulled the trigger, til Tomorrow MJ

Pied-Billed Hatch Year Grebe

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Dear Friends, well fall is on its way as the pied billed grebes are gathering on Phantom Lake, this baby grebe is foraging in a small pond adjacent to the lake.  I think they are so cute with their stripes on the cheek. til Tomorrow MJ