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Yesterday we had an afternoon visit for at least half a hour from a male American kestrel . He spent much of that time perched on the post t...

The air temperature will remain below freezing all day but, with mostly clear skies, the sun’s warmth is enough to cause notable melting, es...

These above freezing temperatures have me almost giddy. The dogs are enjoying our walks and spending much more time sniffing their way aroun...

Have you visited Hawk Ridge in Duluth? If not, the next couple of months is usually a peak time if you’re interested in foliage viewing  and...

 For Father's Day Those Winter Sundays By  Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold...

Yesterday afternoon we drove a circuit on the local roads around a large chunk of Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area in Chisago County. W...

Probably the season, and the unsettled weather, had a lot to do with the number and kinds of wildlife we saw this morning as we drove to pic...

An overnight refreeze made the driveway treacherous walking this morning. We (SiSi and I) navigated the slipping and sliding successfully, a...

It is not every day we get to see an osprey and a bald eagle on different legs of the same trip. We saw the osprey perched atop a telephone ...

A hummingbird showed up at the feeder yesterday. Perhaps with today's temperatures in the mid-80's it thinks Summer has returned. Fu...

Yesterday afternoon we noticed a bald eagle gliding over the house. Later, when one of the dogs took us to check for the mail, we startled t...

Late yesterday, driving through North Branch along Highway 95, we saw five bald eagles! Four (2 pair?) were perched in a tree on the South s...

In this week of Vernal Equinox, 2019, while coming back from delivering our "tax organizer," we saw a bald eagle perched on a tree...

Come Tuesday, two days from now, we'll be halfway through meteorological Winter of 2018 - 2019. The local marshes, currently looking v...