Hooded Merganser with chicks

by | Jun 1, 2011 | Birding

We found a female Hooded Merganser with 10 chicks on a local Arden Hills pond.  She is quite protective as any mother would be, but laying still in the weeds brought them up close.  These little guys should be here for a few days, so I’ll try for some more...

Whooping Cranes in Minnesota

by | May 26, 2011 | Birding

The tallest bird in North America, the Whooping Crane was once at the brink of extinction. It is making a steady recovery thanks to intensive management efforts in Canada and the United States, and as of December 2004, 468 Whooping Cranes existed in the wild and in...

Spring Babies

by | May 26, 2011 | Birding

We have been watching a Canada Goose nest for weeks on our walks and this week finally saw it empty.  The mom was sitting by a small lake behind the house and we watched her for a while to see if she had chicks with her. After a while, she stood up exposing 3...

Mourning Warbler with morning coffee

by | May 24, 2011 | Birding

A small warbler wave came thru the yard this morning while we were having coffee.  Highlights were a Canada Warbler ad this Mourning Warbler.  Actually Tina went back out into the yard later with her camera and patiently waited for him to surface.  I’m...