Maggie

Hello, please enjoy this baby loon doing a wing flap. 😭😭

i’m here at lake and bloomington where a group of protesters have gathered. officers with DEA and ICE patches have surrounded las cuatro milpas. video slow to upload, apologies.

The potential deletion of 100 years of bird banding, breeding bird survey, and various other survey data would cripple bird conservation efforts not only in the US, but in the entire hemisphere.

A smoke bank in northeastern Minnesota. Two large fires nearby, and the weather is hot, dry and windy

Get out there Chicago!

Stunning aurora storm last night.

A pack of white timberwolves lay napping on a raised bed of rocks with straw in the middle.

A white timber wolf briefly opens its eyes while napping next to another white timber wolf on a raised bed of timber wood and rocks with straw in the middle.

Oh to lie in the sun with a large pile of fellow wolves.

Let’s take a quick bird break and welcome some recent arrivals back to the team after a long journey. #birds

St. Louis County MN!

Another wild Friday night in the Superior National Forest. Our public lands are an invaluable resource just as they are.

I love seeing Tim Walz wearing the new Minnesota flag pin but I can’t help but think this design would have really fit the moment.

Real Ziggy Stardust vibes with this bird.

Who needs to save daylight when you have this?

Finally saw a moose at the campground. 😭😭

What was that quote? Fill the sky with the light of a billion stars…..

I’m lucky in that I have a remote job. I also live in a small rural town that borders the forest and it’s actually less expensive in a lot of ways than living in the city!

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If I fits, I sits

Some icy beach scenes from Lake Superior yesterday.

PS I love the jays too but sometimes they act like they own the place, you know?

Special shout out today to these three, who chose not to go south last fall, and who have somehow made it through multiple -20 to -30 days and nights. They’ve even chased the blue jays away from my feeders. Love every time I see them.

ABA Statement Regarding U.S. Agency Staffing and Funding - American Birding Association The American Birding Association (ABA) is deeply concerned by recent, sudden staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of American’s lands, waters, and wildlife, including ...

The ABA is deeply concerned by recent staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of American’s lands, waters, and wildlife, including wild birds. These actions have real world implications for the wellbeing of wild birds, particularly those facing extinction
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A National Park Purge We’re experiencing a purge of national park staff that threatens the stability of parks.

A great piece by Mike Fitz, the founder of Fat Bear Week in Katmai National Park: fitznaturalist.com/2025/02/17/a...

Three trumpeter swans are floating in a crystal clear lake in a dense boreal forest. The sky is blue with wisps of clouds.

I’m so fortunate to live right next to the Superior National Forest. Our public lands are such a critical resource.

I know it's small in the whole scheme of things, but the bloodbath at NPS in Hawaii is almost certainly going to lead directly to the extinctions of no fewer than 4 native Hawaiian songbirds in the next 4-5 years.

Trying to professionally say “she’s a legend, she’s an icon, and she is the moment” in official work writing about Common Loons.

As a long time fan of anglerfish and other creatures like her, there’s something so endearing about the collective empathy shown when we find out an animal that’s been called hideous, terrifying, and a monster turns out to just be a little guy full of big dreams.

FWIW I just saw a guinea pig on instagram predict an Eagles win today.

🚨 URGENT: Rep. Stauber's new bill is a huge threat to the BWCA. It would open protected land to toxic mining by Chilean company Antofagasta, and curb any kind of meaningful environmental review.

Tell your legislators to vote NO!
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Please call your reps and tell them you oppose harmful mining in the Boundary Waters!