Rick Jackson

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

Coopers hawk

#birds Coopers Hawk. Central mn.

Ring-necked Pheasant.

#birds Ring-necked Pheasant.

Wood Duck

#birds. My favorite duck. The Wood Duck. Central Mn.

Bald eagle on a branch

#birds Bald Eagle. They always amaze me no matter how often I see them. Central Mn.

Belted Kingfisher with a minnow in its mouth.

#birds Belted Kingfisher with a minnow in its mouth. Sherburne National wildlife refuge in Mn.

Lincoln's Sparrow

#Birds Lincoln's Sparrow, Central Mn.

red tailed hawk.

Red tailed hawk. #birds Central Mn.

Excellent photo!

Red tailed hawk on a branch looking down and to the right.

#BIRDS Red Tailed hawk. Central Mn. 1/640 shutter speed. F/5.6 ISO 1600.

Trumpeter swan with wings outstretched. It appears to be molting by rough shape of feathers.

#birds Trumpeter swan is molting I assume. Central Mn.

Great Blue Heron in flight

#Birds #GreatblueHeron Central MN about an hour after sunrise.

Two red tailed hawks

Two red tailed hawks

Two red tailed hawks

#birds Branches in the way but still fun to take pictures of 2 red tailed hawks. They were fighting. I assume they are married and it was the husbands fault.

Red tailed hawk perched on a branch.

#birds We all feel a bit disheveled at times. No judgement here Red-tailed hawk. Central Mn

Sandhill Crane from the neck up looking left.

#birds Sandhill Crane in Central MN.

Red-Tailed Hawk

#birds Red-Tailed Hawk. Central Mn.

Green Heron holding on to a branch as his head is near the water, upside down. He is "fishing."

#birds Green herons can "fish". They will drop things in the water, causing minnows to swim near the surface, giving them a chance to nab them. This Green Heron did this for about a half hour in a rather gymnastic way today. Sherburne NWR.

Common YellowThroat

#Birds. Common Yellowthroat. They are the only warblers known to nest in open marshes and are highly adaptable to various environments.

I think I read this book once, called 1984.....

Cedar Waxwing

#birds Cedar Waxwing. Because they eat so much fruit, Cedar Waxwings occasionally become intoxicated or even die when they run across overripe berries that have started to ferment and produce alcohol.

Bird (Belted Kingfisher) on a branch looking at the camera.

#birds Belted Kingfisher. Central Mn.

Great Blue Heron. #birds

#Birds Great Blue Heron

Belted King Fisher, ready for takeoff.

#Birds Belted King Fisher, ready for takeoff.

Savannah Sparrow on top of a flower.

#Birds Savannah Sparrow

Two deer on a gravel road.

Red Tailed Hawk

Red Tailed Hawk #birds

Bald Eagle

#Birds Bald Eagle.

Sandhill Crane in flight.

#Birds Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane exploring a farm. Central Mn.

#Birds Sandhill Crane exploring a farm. Central Mn.

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