Cooper’s have hatched
Mama Cooper’s Hawk has hatched her eggs behind our house. She now gets to sit up on the edge of the nest rather than spending all of her time on the eggs. We have not seen the hatchlings yet, but should any day now.
Cousins
Image of Izzy showing her cousin Nora how to use the iPad.
Bald Eagle Release
I rec’d a call last night to ask if I’d shoot some photos this morning at a Bald Eagle Release. A Bald Eagle was brought to the Raptor Clinic on May 9th with puncture wounds from a territorial fight in Scandia. After rehab and some test flights, this bird...
Camping with Mary and Warren
I spent the week camping in northern Wisconsin with my sister Mary and nephew Warren. We dropped niece Nora at camp last weekend, but Warren’s camp didn’t start till Thursday, so we got a free week to hike and Geo-cache.
Zander Graduates from Kindergarten
Zander graduated kindergarten at Little Voyageurs’ Montessori School this week. Most kids leave Montessori after pre-school for public school kindergarten. These 6 kids did an extra year at LVMS and their math and reading levels really show amazing progress.
From the LABIRD Listserv at LSU
Taken from post on LABIRD, written by Sandra Barbier I attended one of BP's joint information events Tuesday evening (June 8th) in Belle Chasse to ask questions concerning bird and wildlife rescue, and I would like to relay some of the information I got. These...
Tina’s garden space
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Dickcissel
One more bird from Sunday…. the Dickcissel is a beautiful bird commonly found in fallow fields or tallgrass prairies. The breeding male is colored like a tiny meadowlark, with a black "V" on a yellow chest.
Lark Sparrow
Another of the highlights from Sunday was some great looks at a Lark Sparrow sitting on a electric line.
Nesting Red-eyed Vireo
Sunday, I birded with Steve Weston and folks from the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Society. We had a great day with lots of fun birds. One of the many highlights was a pair of Red-eyed Vireo building a nest in the Schaar's Bluff Park west of Hastings.