Feeling Green

This summer, has been Hot, Humid and Wet and everything is green. And with all the thick foliage, it sometimes makes it hard to see, the bird and other animals. On a recent walk around Lone Lake a Green Heron, was going for a walk on the Lilly Pads, looking for a bite to eat.

I know, that I have done this before, but can you find the Green Heron, without looking a the circled image?

B&W and Sepia

Carvery County Fair is just a couple of weeks away, and I have started to put my photo's in order for competition. The judging is tough at this fair, so I have to make sure everything is just right. This year, I thought I would, enter some Black and White and Sepia photo's. It has been along time, since I have done either, okay, about 30 years. Here are a couple that I am think of entering. It's okay to comment, it takes a lot to hurt my feeling.

B-17 Flying Fortress

Southern UT

Death Valley

San Francisco Town Hall

Big and White

Believe it or not, we have American White Pelican's in Minnesota. I always thought, that the only place you could find Pelican's was along the southern cost. But, as you can see from the map, I had something to learn about them.

This year, there doesn't seem to be as many around as in years past. But, I did find a group on Big Stone National Wildlife Refuse. Pelicans are big, they weigh up to 20 pounds and have a 9' wing span. If you think, that they would be easy to spot in the sky, think again. They often fly in groups, circling a area. These groups can be 4 to 5 or up to 20. When they make a turn in the sky, they disappear.

Look around, you just might see one.

Yellow Headed Blackbird

We finally, found a Yellow Headed Blackbird, it only has taken a couple of years, but we did it. I know, some of you have them in your area, but it has always been a rumor, that they are in our area. We looked, but nothing. So we packed up, and headed to Western Minnesota. In the middle of some corn fields, down a abandon road. There is a small wetland, and sure enough, we found them. I know, that some of you are think, what's so special about this bird. Nothing, nothing at all. It's one of those thing, that you put out there as a goal to find each year. Two years ago, it was a Snowy Owl, and I found one. Next year, who knows what it will be.