Snowshoe hare, Sax-Zim bog #hare #upnorth #minnesota #saxzimbog #nature #naturephotography #photography

American lady, black swallowtail and monarch butterfly, warm memories on another cold winter day. #summer #butterfly #insect #nature #photography #wisconsin

Black and white warbler posing as an upside down nuthatch. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #warbler #photography #wisconsin

American white pelican #birds #pelican #birdphotogrpahy #photography #BirdOfTheDay #wisconsin

Sandhill cranes, adult and juvenile, in a farm field. #birds #crane #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #photography #wisconsin #BirdOfTheDay

It was a very active mid-afternoon with a few short-eared owls hunting over a grassland area. This one made a catch and sat on it as it checked for any approaching threats... other owls and hawks. #birdofprey #owl #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #grassland #wisconsin

Male bobolink perched on sweet clover. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #grassland #wisconsin #wildlife #wildlifephotography #BirdOfTheDay

Female belted kingfisher perched, overlooking water, on the dry stem of great mullein. #birds #kingfisher #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #photography #wisconsin #wetland

Blue jay, Canada jay, evening grosbeak, hairy woodpecker at Sax-Zim Bog, Northern Minnesota. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #minnesota #photography #naturelover #wildlifephotography

Great blue heron gliding over cattails as it searched for a clearing to land in. #birds #BirdOfTheDay #heron #wetland #birdphotography #photography #wisconsin #nature #naturelovers

Male northern harrier looking for prey as it glides over grasslands. #raptor #birdofprey #hawk #birds #birdphotography #photography #grassland #wisconsin

Buffleheads along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. #waterfowl #ducks #birds #birdphotography #nature #natuephotography #wisconsin #birdoftheday

Green-winged teal in early morning light #waterfowl #duck #birds #birdphotography #wetlands #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #naturelover #photography

Lake Winnebago provides some great fishing for nesting ospreys in the area during the summer months. This is one of the rare times that I was able to get some shots of one making a catch. #raptor #osprey #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #lakewinnebago #birdoftheday

Ruby-throated hummingbird feeding on orange jewelweed nectar during fall migration. #birds #hummingbird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #birdoftheday

American tree sparrow #birds #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography #wisconsin #winter

Short-eared owl blending in perfectly with its grassland habitat. #owl #raptor #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #grassland #wisconsin #birdoftheday

Bald eagles at the Wisconsin River, Prairie du Sac. #raptor #eagle #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #birdoftheday #wisconsin

Green-winged teal, fast flight above the cattails. #waterfowl #duck #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wetland #wisconsin #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Male red-bellied woodpecker #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #woodpecker #wisconsin

Great egret having a hard time navigating through some thick algae, it eventually flew off and landed in an area with more open water. #birds #heron #egret #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wisconsin

Male white-breasted nuthatch, a welcome sight during a winter walk in the woods. #birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #outdoors #photography

Great gray/grey owl, Northern Minnesota. #birds #owl #greatgrayowl #minnesota #nature #photography #naturelovers

Male, darker plumage/cap, and female white-breasted nuthatch. #birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #naturephotography #naturelovers #wisconsin #photography #winter

Black-capped chickadee #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #wisconsin #outdoors

I move several times, always keeping my distance, so that I could get a clear shot after spotting this great horned owl. #birds #raptor #owl #birdphotography #photography #naturephotography #wisconsin #outdoors

This will always be one of my most memorable captures. Whooping crane pair flight over the marsh, cool fall morning, sunrise haze, bright yellow leaves of poplars in the early morning sun. #birds #whoopingcrane #birdphotography #photography #wisconsin #naturelovers #naturephotography

Ruby-throated hummingbird zoomed in and started feeding on red-clover nectar while I was watching for other birds. There wasn't time to switch to video, I just took as many burst shots as possible until it flew away. #birds #humminbird #birdphotography #photography

Rooster and hen ring-necked pheasants. Lucky hunting season survivors that found their way into no hunting zones. Winter is a good time to spot them along roadsides near grassland areas. #pheasant #gamebirds #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #wisconsin

Blue-winged teal ducks #waterfowl #duck #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #wetlands #photography

Shortly after sunrise looking across Lake Winnebago #sunrise #summer #lakewinnebago #naturephotography #photography #wisconsin

Rough-legged hawks, intermediate, dark and light morph. #raptor #birdsofprey #hawk #birds #birdphotography #naturelovers #naturephotography #wisconsin #outdoors

Male American wigeon in full plumage, spring capture while they made a stop during their migration north. #waterfowl #duck #americanwigeon #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #wisconsin

Golden-crowned kinglet, small and fast. Now and then one will stop long enough for a clear shot. Second photo shows a spot of red in the crown. #birds #kinglet #birdphotography #naturephotography #photography #wisconsin #outdoors #memories

Common loon, happy to see and hear these while they make a short stop on their migration north. #birds #loon #wisconsin #nature #wildlife #photography #outdoors #memories

Poinsettia, wishing all a safe and happy holiday season. #holiday #flower #red #bestwishes #holidayseason #artphotography

How it started, male northern cardinal keeping its distance...

Black-necked stilt, one of our summer visitors at a local wetland area. #birds #blackneckedstilt #nature #wildlife #photography #wisconsin #birdphotography #naturephotography

Northern shrike/butcher bird, mice, voles and small birds are on its menu, a cute little predatory songbird. #birds #songbird #birdoftheday #birdphotography #naturephotography #moment #photography #wisconsin #outdoors

Blue dasher dragonfly, insects have the coolest eyes. #insects #dragonfly #wetlands #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #blueeyes #insectoftheday

Male/female pine grosbeak from a visit to the Sax-Zim Bog. #birds #grosbeak #bog #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #minnesota #winter #outdoors #birdoftheday

Lighthouse on the south end of Lake Winnebago entrance to the Lakeside Park Marina. #winter #summer #lakesidepark #lakewinnebago #scenery #landscape #lighthouse #photography

Tufted titmouse, tits and chickadees are pretty high on the cute bird scale. #tit #chickadee #tuftedtitmouse #birds #birdoftheday #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wisconsin #wildlifephotography #outdoors

Even on the coldest winter mornings, black-capped chickadees will be there to welcome you into the woods. #birds #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #winter #chickadee #wisconsin #moments

About half a dozen whitetail doe deer watching me as I watch them. They were browsing, looking for food, in the woods and nearby farm fields. #deer #whitetaildeer #wisconsin #winter #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturelover #photography #outdoors #nature

A special, surreal morning in the fog with a pair of whooping cranes. There are less than one-hundred and fifty in the eastern flock. #cranes #whoopingcrane #birds #nature #birdoftheday #photography #birdphotography #naturelovers #wisconsin #fog

This wild mink was busy diving through a small hole in the ice and bringing up frogs and crayfish, frogs... meh, crayfish were really what it wanted. #mink #wildlife #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #outdoors #photooftheday #winter

Dark-eyed juncos, visitors from the north, to my area in #wisconsin over the winter months. #birds #junco #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdoftheday #naturelover #photography

The water here was deeper than I usually see them making a catch in, after catching a small carp this great blue heron made its way toward shore where it finished its meal. #birds #heron #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #fish #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wisconsin #outdoors #wetlands

Whooping crane pair. Seeing this pair so close during the summer months at a local wetland was amazing. #crane #whoopingcrane #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #outdoors #wisconsin