It is time to start the August Photo Contest, as well as, Trip Report Contest.

Monthly Theme: Wildlife in Canoe Country

Show us your favorite wildlife photo in canoe country.

The winner receives their choice of a hat, shirt, or other optional prizes available each month.

Trip Report Contest: Any trip report published monthly is in the running for winning the prize.

Photo Contest winners are automatically included in a run-off for the photo of the year and the year-end prize!

Remember 1 entry per person, please. This helps us vote accurately.

Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).
- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win with it prior.
- Photos don't need to be taken in the month of the photo contest. You can enter any photo you have taken which matches the theme.
- You must be the photographer of the photo and have the right to post it.
- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo that you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.
- Please describe in the message the location of the photo.
- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.
- A member may win once per year.
- Photos must be posted to this thread by 11:59pm on Augst 31st. Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) or png format and uploaded to this site.
- Additional rules

Thank you for participating!

Breakfast

Kawishiwi River Campsite 1141 May 2024

Luna moth near the Winchell waterfall

Trumpeter Swans on Rose Lake

Trumpeter on Bald Eagle Lake

Sticking with the swans, this pair was on Ensign Lake.

Pine Sawyer Beetle giving me a dirty look on Alpine Lake

Funny story behind this one. Pretty sure I was camped on Vera Lake. Two adult hares were chasing each other through the brush & disappeared into the thick of it. A short while later, one of the mature hares returned & I cracked a joke to it involving the stereotype of rabbit adult activities. The hare hops off. A moment later & this young hare pops out of the bushes haha! It was as if that day the universe & I were making jokes with each other.

Swans on Whitefeather Lake

Squirrel crossing the Agamok bridge.

Congratulations to the July winners!

Photo Contest: CookHam
Trip Report Contest: 907Tundra
Extra Prize: cabinsolutions

Thanks to all those who entered!

Bull moose above Johnson falls

Sunset on Cherokee Lake.

Family drama on Horseshoe Lake (south of Poplar L.), BWCA, 9/1/2022. The juvenile loon was chasing its mother and demanding breakfast.

Cow and calf moose take an evening swim to an island on Brule.
We saw a cow and 2 calves the night before in this same area the day before. Just as we were approaching this spot, I asked, “ I wonder where those moose are now?” 100 yards to our right, my son saw these two swimming. Such a magical experience!

Bull Moose swimming across Bouder Lake

TPETRICEK: "
Bull Moose swimming across Bouder Lake"

Wow!!! Big bull.

Macro shot of an American bullfrog. The eye is pretty sharp. They have big eyes.

This is a GREAT photo (!) - however - if this was in the BW it is most likely not a bullfrog. American bullfrogs in MN are mostly found in the SE corner of the state (with some other regions as people have tried to introduce them to other areas). Yours looks like a Green Frog - which is quite large. The bull frog is the only frog in MN larger than our green frog. [regarding John's photo]

Chessie - It was at Chatterton Lake in Quetico. I think I used my phone to ID it from another picture I took of it. I did get a phone ID on some green frogs and some good photos of them. Anyhow, sounds like you know your frogs and it is a green frog. Thanks for the help.

I don't really know frogs much, but I think confusing these two species happens quite a bit. I got to see a saucer sized bullfrog at a friend's place in Kansas last summer. Holy cow! It is a cool pic, great detail!

Cow Moose and her twin calves - Horseshoe Lake

September 2022 River lake.

Loon on Crocodile

Right in the campsite on the north end of Jack lake!

Quality isn't great but it was cool seeing momma and babies right in the site.

Tinted blue walleye - Crooked Lake

Sunrise walleye in the kayak.

Merganser family along Granite River.

Night Moon on Knife Lake

Took awhile for this little fella to clear the portage landing on the Boulder River, but we stuck to portage etiquette and waited it out.

Awesome!

Space Alien on a Magic Carpet Ride above the BW

Painted Turtle on Snipe

SAK pair ‘O’ eagles

Island River feast.