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A Butterfly Big Year: Mariposa Road
If you’re looking for a summer book to read at the beach (or in the photo blind), then I’ve got a goody for you. Robert Michael Pyle’s Mariposa Road is a hybrid between Kenn Kaufman’s Kingbird Highway...
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Iowa Prairie Monarchs…from 4 inches away!
I really have a passion for “wide angle wildlife”…which can be a challenge with critters…most of which would rather be a long ways away from us stinky, scary humans. And, of course, to get the bird,...
View ArticleNecedah National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin
Whooping Cranes, Karner Blue Butterflies, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Northern Barrens Tiger Beetles…These are the reasons I made my first visit to Necedah National Wildlife Refuge near Nacedah, Wisconsin...
View Article36 Hours on the Prairie: The aptly-named Regal Fritillary
[August 17 & 18, 2018: I made a quick dash to the prairies of Western Minnesota in mid August. Much of my time is spent in the boreal forest and bogs of northeast Minnesota, and I was starting to...
View ArticlePatagonia-Sonoita Creek —Southeast Arizona June 2019 Part 3
Patagonia is a very small town that looms large in the legacy of American birding. It is a must-bird site for all visiting birdwatchers. I hit two of the most famous spots; Paton Center for...
View ArticleSwedes Forest: Lizards & Cactus—Minnesota River Valley July 2019
July 23, 2019 Did you know that within the border of Minnesota lives 3 lizard species and 4 species of cactus? On this quick trip down to the western portion of the Minnesota River valley I hoped to...
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