Backyard Photography

Tina decided to pick up the 70-200mm lens the other day while sitting in her garden.  She had seen various bird species come thru the yard and her garden is really beginning to look beautiful.  Visitors included our Ruby-throated Hummingbird, an Indigo...

Baby Great Horned Owl

Today was all about cuteness.  I took one of my cute granddaughters to help release a cute baby Great Horned Owl and also saw a pretty cute mini horse in the process.  The Raptor Center received a 8-week old GHOW yesterday that was deemed fit and I was asked...

A Day @ TCAAP

Today was one of those really special days.  I was able to bird & ‘wander’ the TCAAP grounds for 4 hours.  The property is amazing and could be a real treasure to Ramsey County and the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant...

Baltimore Orioles in the backyard

A great week observing spring bird migration.  One of the backyard highlights were 5 Baltimore Orioles that arrived Tuesday and are still here.  Tina filled the grape jelly containers, cut up some oranges and bought some mealworms (Offering mealworms to...

Kites

Ever wonder about the difference between a Mississippi Kite and a Louisiana Kite??