A pearl crescent, lovely and tiny, on burdock. August 9, 2018 John James Audubon called it the Carolina pigeon or turtle dove. We call it the mourning dove. It’s Wisconsin’s official state symbol of peace. A young Baltimore oriole ready to take on the world — or at least my yard. A mountain bluebird I encountered in Montana. ← Luminaria bags at the Relay for Life in Albert Lea.The field cricket is likely the most common cricket in Minnesota. An impressive singer and an epic omnivore. →