7 out of the 10 Bald Eagle nests we have seen in the last few days had at least one parent sitting on the nest.  The Bald Eagle nesting has begun.

 Red-tailed Hawks have also paired up but have not seen any on a nest yet.

 Male and Female Hungarian Partridge.

 Tree Sparrow.

 

Deer and Turkeys have come up to the lawn most afternoons to feed on the Highbush Cranberries.

 Bald Eagle pair near our place.  We have been seeing many this week.

Male Cardinal

 Purple Finch showing spring color.

 Redpoll

 Tree Sparrow

 Blue Jay

 Chickadee all fluffed out at a high of -7F yesterday.

 Red-bellied woodpecker.

 Redpoll, a small visitor from up north.  This one was in a flock of Goldfinches and is the first Redpoll we have seen in several years.

 Goldfinch at -15 F.

 Sunset Feb. 5, 2021.

 Dunning Spring, Decorah Iowa.  All the springs are low.

 Amish work horses, Granger, Mn.

 Historic Forestville Store.

 Bald Eagles, Upper Iowa River.

 Male Cardinal in fresh snow.

 This male Hairy Woodpecker has learned to put the seeds in a Knothole to crack them.  When we first moved here 24 years ago none of the woodpeckers ate sunflower seeds-they have al now learned to do so.

 Turkeys are coming up to the Highbush Cranberries as the winter gets tougher.

 Deer Creek.