Prepping for Venezuela
Tina and I are off to South America for a week of birding and photography. Our main destination is Hato Piñero in Venezuela. Hato Piñero is a private cattle ranch nestling in the northern llanos. The draft list of birds found at the 800 square kilometre ranch...
Flying a Snowy Owl
I had the great fortune of flying a Snowy Owl last week for the Raptor Center.This female bird was from the Duluth region and will be returned to her area as soon as she is strong enough. More pictures
Pileated at the Feeders
Mr. and Mrs. Pileated visited our feeders Saturday. Hadn’t seen them in some time. Glad to know they are still in the area. (Mr. did not want his picture taken. This is the female of the pair)
Birding the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Spent an hour at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge today. Lots of birds and squirrels at the feeders, which in turn attracted a Red-tailed Hawk and a Merlin. Of note: 1st Merlin and Tree Sparrow of 2011.
Do You Have Spring Travel Plans?
How about a week of some of the best birding in the country and walks on long Gulf Coast beaches? Dauphin Island, Alabama is one of the top birding spots in the Southeast. An incredible 347 species have been reported on the island. Spring migration is the first...
A Family Affair
Yesterday, we launched our newest website for a company called Snappy Goods. Snappy Goods sells replacement covers for porch swings and matching pillows. They approached Jeff and Christy about shooting some product photography and asked about help with a...
Aurora and Oma’s doll
Aurora sat for a portrait last week playing with Tina’s childhood doll. This doll was manufactured by Schildkroet in 1960. It speaks German and has natural hair.
KARE11 Interview at the Dog Show
Land O’Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show
Christy Wilson Photography spent this past weekend at the Land O'Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,400 dogs competed and 20,000 plus spectators visited the show during its 3 day run. We set up a portable portrait studio and had...
Sunrise in Mattapoisett
An early morning sunrise in Mattapoisett, MA.