Prairie Spring—Western Minnesota’s Felton Prairie
It’s always good to get back out to the prairie…and western Minnesota’s Felton Prairie is always a nice escape from the North Woods. Just a few of my favorites from this mid May trip to Clay and Norman Counties. Enjoy! (pssst…We’re off to Florida…I’ll post photos when I get back)
Marbled Godwit…a very large and raucous shorebird that makes its home on medium-grass prairies.
Western Meadowlark. Great to hear their melodious song since we get the less melodious Eastern Meadowlark near Wrenshall.
Lark Sparrow a bit further north, near Agassiz Dunes SNA in Norman County
Bank Swallow Colony in an old gravel pit…This colony has made this cut its home for many years.