by simpleDesigns | Feb 12, 2008 | Birding
About a week ago, I spotted a Barred Owl in Crepeau and was able to get ‘fairly’ close for a picture. Last night a neighbor who knew of my birding interest called saying the the owl was 25 feet from his back deck. Although the light was bad, I was able to...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 7, 2008 | Birding
For the 3rd day in a row, we have observed a Barred Owl on the edge of a pond in Crepeau Park. He seems to spend the am sleeping and was not too bothered by me taking his picture. With this success, we may try for a Great Horned Owl this afternoon that is nesting out...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 4, 2008 | Birding
We made a quick trip to Black Dog Lake along the Minnesota River to day to see if we could spot any more eagles or the Trumpeter Swans mentioned in other blogs. We were treated to 2 different eagles and 15 magnificent Trumpeter Swans at the East Gate of Black Dog...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 3, 2008 | Birding
Tina and I spent the day birding along the Mississippi River. We drove and hiked at various access points that we could find between Shepard Rd and Newport, MN. The best viewing spot was in South St. Paul along the river where the Pigs Eye Power Plant discharges...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 17, 2008 | Birding
This morning, while drinking coffee, a new visitor landed in the yard, checked out the options, nabbed a sparrow out of mid-air and flattened him on the driveway. He then proceeded to fly off to the neighbors to eat breakfast. First time we have seen a Sharp-shinned...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 15, 2008 | Birding
Mom and Dad Pileated once again visited the back yard. Temps are dropping so all of the birds are eating more than usual and the yard is full of activity. We also believe that we spotted 2 females on our walk this am, so we may have 2 females keeping our male busy....
