The opossums.
Juncos, with the gray clouds of winter on their backs and snow on their bellies, seem happy to be here.
They will bring winter, eventually.
Sun dogs.
I'm on the radio.
They have circled the blue jays.
A fall-blooming crocus.
A nice touch in Minnesota.
And a dianthus.
A goldenrod gall.
Folklore says that its height will equal the depth of winter's snow.
It's the home of the larva of the goldenrod gall fly.
Leopard frog
These lovely photos were taken by Tom Jessen of Madelia.
Oh, dear! Oh, deer.
A photo by Greg and Terry Tellier.
A common grackle.
I think The Grackles would be the perfect nickname for an athletic team. People tend not to like them and they look mean. That's what a team is looking for.
Having finished its stump speech, the chipmunk was both chipping and munking.
This and that.
A reminder that it was a pretty day.
A butterbutt. A yellow-rumped warbler.
A cedar waxwing.
A chestnut-backed chickadee in Juneau.
A house wren with lunch.
A goldenrod soldier beetle.
Story City, Iowa
Antique carousel.
Arizona.
A lark sparrow is always good for a lark.
On a hot day in Arizona, this lesser goldfinch made me smile by finding the coolness of a bubbler.
The beautiful red rocks of Sedona, Arizona, and a ladder.
A duck can sleep with one eye open, but can it snore with one eye open like I can?
I may be gullible.
But I think gulls are lovely birds.
Albert Lea
The Blazing Star Trail was wet.
Meanwhile, in Waseca County, a road went missing.
Albert Lea in flood mode.
A flower bloomed along the curb.
My yard is blooming
In blue jays
And white-throated sparrows.
Cedar waxwing.
A cedar waxwing feeding on the fruit of a hawthorn. Its presence alone makes it worth having the small tree.
I pulled around to the other side to see if it were cheaper. It wasn't.
Gas can be high in Alaska.
A lovely red-tailed hawk that has gone into the education field.
A red milkweed beetle.
The home of bald-faced hornets.
