Rick Jackson

Yes it is a Dipper! It is North America's only truly aquatic songbird.

Downy Woodpecker. Males of the species have a red patch on the back of their head (nape), which is visible in the image

#birds Males of the species have a red patch on the back of their head (nape), which is visible in the image.

A Downy Woodpecker staring right as snow drops beneath the branch.

#birds A Downy Woodpecker. It is the smallest woodpecker in North America.

Canada Jay sitting on a branch.

#birds The bird is a Canada Jay , formerly known as the Gray Jay. It is known for its tame and inquisitive nature, often approaching hikers and campsites, earning it the nickname "camp robber".

Two Pine Grosbeak birds looking at each other.

#birds. These pine Grosbeak are having a stare off. I enjoy the beauty of this bird.

A male Pine Grosbeak. It is a large, plump finch.

#birds A male Pine Grosbeak. It is a large, plump finch. At Saz-Zim bog in NE Mn.

Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult

#birds Sharp-shinned Hawk, adult. Sax-Zim bog. Mn.

Perfect!

ice names.docx Category:Agents This category contains all documented immigration-enforcement agents currently listed in the ICE List database. Agents may belong to ICE, CBP, HSI, ERO, USCIS, local 287(g) partner age...

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ice names.docx Category:Agents This category contains all documented immigration-enforcement agents currently listed in the ICE List database. Agents may belong to ICE, CBP, HSI, ERO, USCIS, local 287(g) partner age...

A Whistleblower has released a LOT of the ICE names and other info. The website is hard to get into currently. Here is the start of the list. For educational purposes only. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Immature Bald Eagle

#birds Immature Bald Eagle. You can see part of the branch that broke away when he took off. Central Mn.

Adult Northern Shrike on a power line.

#birds Adult Northern Shrike. This species is a predatory songbird, sometimes known as the "butcher bird" because it impales its prey (insects, small mammals, and other small birds) on thorns or barbed wire to store for later meals. Central MN.

Black-capped Chickadee. It’s fluffed up like a little cotton ball, which is a normal cold-weather trick to trap air and stay warm

#birds Black-capped Chickadee. It’s fluffed up like a little cotton ball, which is a normal cold-weather trick to trap air and stay warm

Male Downy Woodpecker

Male Downy Woodpecker (that little red patch on the back of the head) out in the cold.

Turkey in a corn field.

Survivor of Thanksgiving. #birds

Male Ring-necked Pheasant

#birds Trying to answer the age old question of why did the Male Ring-necked Pheasant cross the road?

Ring-necked Pheasant hen (female) flying away from camera.

#birds Ring-necked Pheasant hen (female).

Male Ring-necked pheasant

#birds Male Ring-necked pheasant in Central Mn.

bald eagle

#birds Trying out black and white photos with this Bald Eagle.

A flock of Sandhill Cranes

#birds Sandhill Cranes. Central Mn.

Two Sandhill cranes in flight.

#birds Sandhill Cranes. Central Mn.

Rough Legged Hawk in flight

#birds Rough Legged Hawk in flight. Mn.

Two snow bunting standing on rocks

#birds snow bunting. Sax Zim Bog, Mn.

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Adult and Juvenile Bald Eagle

#birds Adult and Juvenile Bald Eagle. Central Mn.

Bald Eagle

#Birds Bald Eagle. Central Mn.

Sandhill Cranes in flight

#birds Sandhill Cranes at Sherburne Wildlife refuge in Central Mn.

Northern Shrike. In its bill: a grasshopper

#birds Central Minnesota. Northern Shrike. In its bill: a grasshopper

It is spectacular. This was at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. A great place.

Coopers hawk

#birds Coopers Hawk. Central mn.