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[Oct 18, 2021] Made my semi-bi-annual trek to Crex yesterday afternoon for the fly-in of the cranes at moonrise. I think I had better luck three years ago but this was my fave. But the moon is sharper than the birds. Hard (impossible?) to get both in sharp focus. But the sounds of 100s of cranes calling as they come in to roost is always the highlight [Crex Meadows, Wisconsin; Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens; 1/1000 second at f7.1 (should have been f16 but ISO was already in the thousands)] #crexmeadows #sandhillcrane #craneandmoon #fullmoon #fullmoonbird #wisconsinwildlife #wisconsinwildlife #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas

Young Northern Goshawk over Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Minnesota (October 14, 2015). This is probably one of the best spots in the United States to see Goshawks. And the best time is during northwest winds in mid October in advance of a cold front. Maybe I’ll go out there today! [Canon 7D with Canon 400mm f5.6 lens; 1/2000 second at f5.6; ISO 320] #hawk #northerngoshawk #hawkridge #hawkridgebirdobservatory #hrbo #hawksinflight #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas

Sniffing out supper. This gorgeous Red Fox seemed to be on the trail of some prey…Snowshoe Hare? Taken in mid October a few years ago this beauty already had its winter coat …and I love that super fluffy tail. [Superior National Forest, Minnesota; Canon 7D with Canon 400mm f5.6 lens; 1/640 second at f5.6; ISO 1600; handheld] #superiornationalforest #redfox #thephotonaturalist #minnesotawildlife

High-key Hooded Oriole in Agave…or How to try and salvage a bird-against-gray-skies photo. [July 2021; Box Canyon in Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; Canon R5 with Canon 100-500mm lens] #boxcanyon #birdingarizona #highkeybird #creativewildlife #creativebirdphotography #southeastarizonabirds #hoodedoriole #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas

In about an hour I’m heading out to Wisconsin Point to try and photograph Jaegers. Parasitic Jaeger is regularly seen on Lake Superior in fall. As in this photo, they are notorious for attacking and harassing gulls until the gull vomits up its last meal after which the Jaeger scoops it up either in mid air or off the water surface for a little snack. They breed on the arctic tundra from Alaska and Canada to northern U.K., Iceland, Scandinavia and Russia. This juvenile can be separated from juvenile Pomarine by its pointed central tail feathers, small bill and head, lack of white on the base of the underwing primary coverts. [October 21; off Wisconsin Point on Lake Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin; Canon 7D with Canon 400mm f5.6 lens; 1/1500 second at f5.6; ISO 500] #parasiticjaeger #attackingbirds #lakesuperior #birdfight #wisconsinpoint #wildwisconsin #thephotonaturalist #sparkystensaas #jaegerattack

While calling for Moose (The photo from my last post), Paul Sundberg and I inadvertantly attracted the attention of this curious Short-tailed Weasel who popped its head out of this cedar only 20 feet from us! It probably thought our moose call sounded like some animal dying :-) [October; Superior National Forest, Cook County, MInnesota; Canon 10D with Canon 70-200mm lens] #superiornationalforest #minnesota #minnesotawild #shorttailedweasel #thephotonaturalist #weasel #funnyanimals #wildminnesota #sparkystensaas
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