Cemetery in the Historic Village of Old Frontenac near Lake City, Mn. The oldest birthdate we could find was 1814.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 10:57 AM
Sandhill Crane, Mississippi backwaters.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 10:53 AM
Sunset in the Whitewater Valley, Nov. 20, 2021.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 10:28 AM
Friday, November 19, 2021
Sandhill Cranes, Mississippi backwaters.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 9:29 AM
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Saw 1000 to 1500 Tundra Swans in a 4 mile stretch of the Mississippi South of Brownsville Minnesota on Wed. Nov. 17. The numbers should increase over the next two weeks (depending on the weather).
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 9:41 AM
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Busy female Red-bellied Woodpecker.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 11:15 AM
Friday, November 12, 2021
Sandhill Crane flock. Found a noisy flock of about 40 Sandhills in the Mississippi backwaters near the Minnesota/Iowa boarder.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 8:34 AM
We are seeing Bald Eagles daily this time of year.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 8:31 AM
Kestrel. The Kestrel is a Blue Jay sized Falcon that often sits on the electric lines to hunt mice. We have seen many in the past fee weeks.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 8:29 AM
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Sunset Nov. 7, 2021.
posted by NATURE NOTES OF S.E. MINNESOTA by Gary and Bobbie Erickson @ 5:50 PM
For years we have kept track of events such as the arrival of the first Hummingbird or the blooming of the first Marsh Marigold. We have now begun to photograph these events and felt others may be interested in what we run into in our "nature wanderings".
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