by simpleDesigns | Nov 7, 2011 | Birding
I’ve been seriously birding for about 5 years. With several trips to South America, by life list is hovering just below 800. Unless I travel, (or get serious about chasing owls in Northern Minnesota) it is not often that I get to see a new bird. The...
by simpleDesigns | Oct 30, 2011 | Birding
Saturday morning, friend Russ and I drove an hour north in the cold dark to wait for sunrise. On the northern edge of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, there is a small dirt parking lot that makes a perfect spot for viewing Sandhill Cranes leaving their...
by simpleDesigns | Sep 6, 2011 | Birding, Raptor Center
In late June I was asked to join a crew of volunteers to help rescue a Trumpeter Swan. Neighbors in a Elk River, MN neighborhood had watched a swan during the late spring and early summer and had determined that he was injured and unable to leave their large backyard...
by simpleDesigns | Aug 25, 2011 | Birding
We had a visitor this evening. A young Red-tailed Hawk visited the back yard while we were out walking the dog.
by simpleDesigns | Jun 3, 2011 | Birding
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to bird with my mother in the hill country of central Texas. one of our goals was to find a Golden-cheeked Warbler. We spent a morning hiking in the Friederich Wilderness Area outside of San Antonio. We found a...
by simpleDesigns | 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...
