Cormorants

Kristy Young of Freeborn took this photo of double-crested cormorants on Freeborn Lake. 

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A hackberry emperor

Photo by Jack Madsen of Mankato

Photo by Jack Madsen of Mankato

The twin 9-year-old grandsons of John Nelson of Good Thunder took these three photos. 

Baltimore oriole

Baltimore oriole

Ruby-throated hummingbird. 

Ruby-throated hummingbird. 

Trumpeter swans with cygnets. 

Trumpeter swans with cygnets. 

North Dakota in the rear view mirror

Not much chance of getting hit by a Falcon or a Thunderbird. 

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Traffic was so light, we were the traffic. 

Traffic was so light, we were the traffic. 

I love blanket flowers. 

I love blanket flowers. 

And loggerhead shrikes even if they are hunting and trespassing. 

And loggerhead shrikes even if they are hunting and trespassing. 

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Chase Lake

That's me taking an unintended selfie in Nort Dakota. 

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Birders looking at pelicans. Last year, there were 17,000 pelican nests at Chase Lake.

Birders looking at pelicans. Last year, there were 17,000 pelican nests at Chase Lake.

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Baby killdeer.

They come in two styles. Cute. 

They come in two styles. Cute. 

And cuter. 

And cuter. 

We tend to overlook the beauty in the commonplace. Shame on us. What a lovely bird the American robin is. 

We tend to overlook the beauty in the commonplace. Shame on us. What a lovely bird the American robin is. 

Sax-Zim Bog

All photos taken by Peter Trueblood. 

Great gray owl

Great gray owl

Snowy owl

Snowy owl

Northern hawk owl

Northern hawk owl

And again. 

And again. 

Gray jay. 

Gray jay. 

Boreal chickadee. 

Boreal chickadee. 

And a boreal chickadee. 

And a boreal chickadee. 

And three shots of a lovely pine grosbeak. 

And three shots of a lovely pine grosbeak. 

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Fawning

I took this photo. Fawns have a great impact on me when I see one. I saw "Bambi" when I was a mere snot-nosed boy. 

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Bryce Gaudian sent this photo of true cowbirds. 

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A red-headed woodpecker and a scarlet tanager visited our feeders. Such happenings are the reason the word "wow" was coined. 

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