Bald Eagle’s in rehab
Part of my volunteer work this morning was cleaning outdoor pens that we use for owls and Bald Eagles. The eagle pen had 3 adults and 1 immature today.
Tree Climbing
Today I met Jim. Jim is a tree trimming, tree climber who has volunteered for the Raptor Center since 1988. After work, Jim puts baby raptors back into their nests when they have fallen out. After climbing 40 feet up into a mature oak tree, Jim made...
Red-shouldered Hawk
On Tuesday, I rec’d a call about a hawk baby on the ground in Shoreview. After a bit of a hunt, we found this guy hiding in the grass about 40 feet below a large hawks nest. This is a Red-shouldered Hawk hatchling, possible 1-2 weeks old. The vets examined...
Bike the Drive
This past weekend, Tina and I took a trip to Chicago to visit friends (Tim & Pat McClelland) and to ride the Bike the Drive. On Sunday, Chicago closed the Lake Shore Drive for 4 hours and somewhere between 18,000 and 20,000 cyclists rode a 30 mile loop...
GHOW release
The Raptor Center gave us a Great Horned Owl to release yesterday and our friend Kristian was in town for some more schooling, so K and I drove to Excelsior for the release. This bird had been tangled in some fishing line and had a bruised (but not broken)...
Betty McCollum releasing a Red-tailed Hawk
Congresswoman Betty McCollum was one of the releasers this at this spring’s Raptor Release at Hyland Park in Bloomington. Here Congresswoman McCollum releases a Red-tailed Hawk
Common Loons on nest
Sunday, we watched a pair of Common Loons on Lake McKusick in Stillwater. One of the pair (probably the female) then swam up to a new nest in the reeds. Fun to watch up close and fun to see loons on city lakes.
Walking with Izzy
Some fun shots of Izzy picking a bouquet for her Mom.
Eastern Bluebird
Remember growing up and never seeing a Bluebird? Now they seem to be everywhere.
Spring Birthdays
All 3 grandchildren had birthdays this spring. Zander celebrated 6 years, Izzy celebrated her 2nd year, (she was embarrassed when we sang to her) and Aurora turned 1