#BirdOfTheDay Green Heron finding some fish in the near by pond! #foodfinds #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
07.01.2026 12:32 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@drew-ballanger.bsky.social
Three Phrases To Live By: - Optimistic About MN Sports since 1993…usually disappointed - May the force be with you! - There’s Enough Joy In Birding To Fill A Lifetime (Neil Hayward)
#BirdOfTheDay Green Heron finding some fish in the near by pond! #foodfinds #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
07.01.2026 12:32 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There are more than 850 incorporated cities in the state of Minnesota, and one man made it his mission to visit every single one of them.
06.01.2026 01:43 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0#BirdOfTheDay Trumpeter Swan starting the take off for it’s southern flight for the winter. #CaughtInMotion #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
03.01.2026 16:49 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The USA men's Olympic roster is here.
It’s clear the United States feels confident that its style of play at the 4 Nations Face-Off and the camaraderie created within the team can lead to a third Olympic gold medal and the first since 1980 in Milan.
Make sure to get my good side! #BirdOfTheDay Good light on this female Brown-headed Cowbird on a Minnesota summer day! #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
02.01.2026 11:51 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Happy New Year! #Birdoftheday Black and White filter of a Black-capped Chickadee today! #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife
01.01.2026 13:41 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0New review!
In the Dec. 2025 issue of Birding, Julian Hough reviews "Listers," a documentary on extreme birding that appeared on YouTube in a surprise appearance earlier this year. "Listers" was met with immediate acclaim in the birding community.
Read here: www.aba.org/brothers-and...
#birdoftheday Two Long Eared Owls enjoying the branches in Minnesota! #🪶#birds #nature #wildlife
30.12.2025 13:18 — 👍 24 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Suni Lee taking on new gigs this week 📸🏈
29.12.2025 02:31 — 👍 302 🔁 25 💬 4 📌 1Captured swans fighting over space on this Minnesota lake this fall. #🪶#birds #wildlife #nature #photography
29.12.2025 10:44 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Deep in the lush green forest of Oregon, a song sparrow shared its sweet melody with me. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife #🪶
27.12.2025 12:37 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Green Heron doing some summer time fishing. One of my favorites from the year of birding in Minnesota. #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #Nikon #🪶
26.12.2025 12:03 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Dark-eyed Junco from the backyard. They have been enjoying the December snow this month! #birds #naturephotography #NikonD500 #wildlife
25.12.2025 12:28 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Close-up of a male Pileated Woodpecker. Males have a red cheek stripe, while females have a black cheek stripe.
23.12.2025 22:16 — 👍 296 🔁 28 💬 4 📌 1Early morning winter wonderland with this whitetail buck in the field. #NikonD500 #wildlifephotography #nature
Whitetail Deer
Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, Minnesota
December 23rd 2025
Enjoying this moment was my 2025 birding highlight!
23.12.2025 19:23 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Enjoying this moment was my 2025 birding highlight!
23.12.2025 19:23 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Christmas week American Tree Sparrow sighting. A joy to spend the time connecting with this beautiful winter bird here in Minnesota. #birds #wildlife #NikonD500 #naturephotography #Sparrow #addBirder
23.12.2025 18:55 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Enjoying the winter birding today. Pileated Woodpecker gave me at least 10 minutes to get the right angle! #birds #NikonD500 #naturephotography
23.12.2025 02:49 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0