A visit with Zander and Izzy
Last Sunday, Marcel and family came for dinner capping off a beautiful, sunny Sunday. I spent some quality couch time with Izzy and after dinner, Zander and I walked a mile around the Country grounds. The grand kids are growing quickly and a whole lot of fun to watch...
Sunny Sunday
Finally, a sunny day with temps above 60 degrees. I got in a 36 mile bike ride with the TCBC around White Bear and Bald Eagle and my first pinch flat in months... Damm potholes. On the way home, I passed Vadnais Lake and a birder had spotted Grebes, Terns and Ruddy...
Friday Birding
Friday, April 18th.... with a stack of work on my desk and rain predicted, Tina and I went birding, again... what else happens in April. Seriously, we started the day spotting a lone female Green-winged Teal in the Crepeau pond with 2 male Mallards and took this as a...
New camera & lens
I am now the proud owner of a Canon EOS 20D and a 400mm lens to get up close and personal to our backyard birds. I have been having great fun, seeing how close I can get to subjects, both physically and through the lens. The real trick is being able to get a good...
And the fun continues…
Yesterday (April 15th), brought numerous great birding moments, starting with Kinglets and Yellow-rumped warblers on our morning walk. Back in the office, we watched a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker working the silver maple. A flock of Purple Finches on a feeder as well as...
First Visit to Wood Lake Nature Center
As this was the first real spring day that we've had this year, Tina and I decided to visit the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, MN. We spent about 3 hours hiking the paths and boardwalks, stopping often to look for birds and shoot some images with the new 400mm...
Morning Walk
This morning started out slow... a Downy, 2 House Finch and several Junco's. It may snow tonight, so I figured everyone was hiding. Bigs and I went for our morning walk and I decided to take my new binoculars "just in case". While walking the path, I spotted 2 ducks...
Birds, Babies and Birthdays
The weekend of March 28-31 found much of the Wilson clan gathered in Arden Hills for a celebration of birthdays (Priscilla - 77, Christy - 25, Zander - 4), the birth of Isabelle Wilson to Marcel and Phaedra and some early spring birding. Mom and Dad flew up from KC...
Breakfast at the Wilson's
We really do believe that this gal stops by every morning and we are just lucky some mornings to see her. Today, we had just put out new suet, walked inside and saw her back in a tree. After we were inside, she flew to the log, ate for less than 2 minutes and flew. To...
Penn Cycle Opens a new location
Last week, I started working part time for an old employer, Penn Cycle. They are opening a new store (#7) in Blaine, and I offered to help with the setup and sales until they get tired of me. It's hard to imagine that it has been 11 years since I first walked into the...