The eared grebe is one of those birds that makes and amazing transformation each year. In the winter they are a fairly unremarkable black a...

Though it is hard to believe now the Canada goose was at one time in peril. These large geese nest in Canada and the northern United States ...

The harlequin is a duck of the far north. They breed in quick moving rivers and streams in places like Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland, Gr...

Here in Minnesota we have a healthy population of bald eagles. All of out 10,000 plus lakes and our rivers are a good source of food and ha...

The western grebe is the largest grebe in North America. They breed on freshwater wetlands in the western half of North America. In the win...

The mallard duck is probably one of, if not the most, common and well known ducks. They are found through out much of the northern hemisphe...

One of the most colorful ducks that we see here in Minnesota is the wood duck. Actually it is only the male wood duck that is colorful. As ...

If you have visited this blog before you probably have noticed that during the summer one of the things that I photograph often are common ...

Do you know what type of bird this is? Many non-birders that I have asked have guessed that it was some type of a duck. However contrary to...

The ringed-neck duck is one of the birds that reminds me that many species were originally named by hunters. Looking at them I would have b...

The painted turtle is the most common turtle found in North America. One of the main reasons is because of their ability to live in areas t...

I decided to get an early start to taking photographs this year so I headed over to the Minnehaha falls over the holidays. Usually the falls...

What is a wetland? In general terms a wetland is habitat where the soil is saturated with water on or just below the surface and is covered...

The Wilson's phalarope is a shorebird that breeds in the Northern Prairie Pothole Region of North America. It is a migratory species t...

Bald eagles are opportunistic feeders. They will eat whatever is the easiest. A lot of what they eat is carrion, since it is pretty easy to...