The Next Snow Storm
What do most people do when the next snow storm comes? My guess is they stock up on food and hunker down. Me? I grab bird seed, my photo blind, camera gear, and head out to […]
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Enduring a Polar Vortex
From a wildlife photography standpoint, I look forward to cold clear mornings. When temperatures dip well below 0° Fahrenheit, and there is a breeze out of the northwest, it is easy to predict where wildlife will
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A Bog in the Northwoods (Part 3)
The Bog isn’t a place just for the birds. Mammals also lure droves of people. This year, the star of the show is an Ermine, which is a Short-tailed Weasel in its white winter coat. It
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A Bog in the Northwoods (Part 2)
How do small birds survive the mind-numbing cold temperatures that can frequent Northern Minnesota? It turns out that birds have multiple cold-survival adaptions and techniques. Feathers have an incredible insulation quality. By fluffing up their feathers,
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