Please treat all images as copyrighted and do not use or reproduce – thanks. DEClapp Cold, snowy, and gray might best describe the usual winter weather around and north of Duluth, Minnesota. In February of 2024 not so much. For a naturalist the northern parts of Minnesota are a draw; Black Spruce, bogs, uncommon birdsContinue reading “Minnesota in the Winter”
Tag Archives: birds
Walt Disney Dives Deep
Please consider all images to be copyrighted and ask permission to use. Thank you, DEClapp It was many decades ago that Walt Disney decided to photograph and display nature to the public and he started with the goose-sized, fish-eating diving bird called Northern Gannet. We all know Canada Geese; large, chunky, dark, and pretty bigContinue reading “Walt Disney Dives Deep”
Just a local Walk
Local birds are often assumed to be common and boring – but not always and perhaps never. Here are a few local species.
Plain Janes – but still cool
Not all birds are showy, here are a few that are rather plain – but still interesting.
Terns are Elegant
Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission before using. Thank you; DEClapp People along the coast see terns quite often – if they look. Yet many people never see what is surrounding them. At the beach there may be fish, whales, seals, gulls, terns, sandpipers and mollusks as well as sand, water,Continue reading “Terns are Elegant”
RAIL – roaded; just lucky
Please consider the images to be copyrighted and ask permission to reuse any of them. Thank you. DEClapp The spring is bird migration time – hence all the bird-related blogs. The peak is May with a bit of April and June thrown in. So I’ve been posting a good bit of bird stuff – someContinue reading “RAIL – roaded; just lucky”
Sandpipers and Plovers
Please consider all the images as copyrighted and ask permission to use them for any reason. Thanks, DEClapp. There are a grand assortment of birds that use the edges of wet areas. They nest and feed in swamps, bogs, and wet meadows. They travel along the ocean edge while undertaking some of the longest migrationContinue reading “Sandpipers and Plovers”
Some Local (Drab) Birds
Not all birds are colorful and spiffy. But all have evolved an appropriate exterior pattern for their life style.
The Hunters -fast and fearless
The phrase: “birds of prey” usually brings up images of hawks and falcons and maybe eagles as well. But in reality if you are an earthworm the American Robin bob-bob-bobbin’ in the yard is a real predator. I guess that “birds of prey” might include thrushes, flycatchers, loons, all diving ducks, sandpipers, and most otherContinue reading “The Hunters -fast and fearless”
On The Road With DEC 