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17 images Created 16 Mar 2019

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  • Trumpeter Swans announce themselves as they arrive at the Monticello Swan Park to await the morning feeding.
    We Have Arrived!_IMG0497.JPG
  • A group of Trumpeter Swans was nestled in for the night, Just waking up as we arrived.
    Down Comforters_IMG0104.JPG
  • It was a rainy day in Colvlille Park near Red Wing, MN.  The resident eagles were hunkered down in the trees, safetly watching their domain while trying to remain inconspicuous.
    Bald Eagle Watching_IMG1265-AI Edit.JPG
  • Trumpeter Swans on the St. Croix River. They are beautiful creatures simply sitting still, but when the behaviors come out, they are more insteresting. On this visit, mating behaviors were coming to the forefront.
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  • Trumpeter Swans on the St. Croix River. They are beautiful creatures simply sitting still, but when the behaviors come out, they are more insteresting. On this visit, mating behaviors were coming to the forefront.
    Trying to Attract the Ladies_IMG1085.JPG
  • I felt fortunate to catch these two in snychronzed mode flying through this beautifully and subtly colored sky.
    Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows_IMG4...JPG
  • From a two-day late-fall visit to Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. A full moon, sandhill cranes and sunsets made this experience memorable!
    Sandhill Cranes at Dawn 5_IMG9689.JPG
  • Coming in from who knows where to join the flock at Monticello on the Mississippi River
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  • Common Loons_IMG2950-Edit.JPG
  • A male Sandhill Crane performs for a nonchalant female. Males start practicing this ritual as juveniles. Evenually, they find an interested female who is duly impressed, then mating can begin.
    Look at Me_IMG3537.JPG
  • At the Heron Rookery near the Xcel power plant in NE Minneapolis.  Mating behaviors were on full display.
    How Do You Like This Wingspan_IMG105...JPG
  • Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge. Light from a just risen sun illuminates these low flying birds from below.
    Lit With Early Morning Sun_IMG3482.JPG
  • Early moring Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge. Very soon, these will fly outside the refuge to feed in harvested cornfields for the day.
    Wating for Take-off_IMG3371.JPG
  • Rose Breasted Grosbeak_IMG3110.JPG
  • Common Loon and Nest_IMG2987-2.JPG
  • At the Heron Rookery near the Xcel power plant in NE Minneapolis.  Mating behaviors were on full display.
    Showing off for the Lady_IMG0897-Edi...JPG
  • These swans fill out the variety of migratory birds taking refuge in the waters of Lake Pepin below Red Wing. A power plant's discharge keeps the water open all winter.
    Trumpeter Swans at Colville Park_IMG...JPG
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