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bapabear
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I live a short drive from Lake Wisconsin and last March hiked Gibraltar Rock which is near the lake. Dozens of vultures and hawks were soaring the thermals and winds that day.
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MHS67
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 I know what the dog is thinking, if I chase him will he run or.........
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Mocha
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pheasant.
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NotLight
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Mocha
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eagle in a farm field, southern MN
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hobbydog
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bapabear
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Beautiful dogs! I had one like that as a young man. It was a natural hunter and a joy to take out in the field.
Am sharing a yellow-headed blackbird. I hardly ever see these but found a couple of them this summer. Anyone else see them in marshes or around lakes? 
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hobbydog
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I see yellow heads around my cabin in the spring time but there are not a lot of them around.
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muddyfeet
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Newly hatched: unfolding and drying wings on Rifle lake.
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ozarkpaddler
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Love the Pelicans!
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ozarkpaddler
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quote bapabear: "  From a walk last Friday."
Love this one! Here's one of my eagle pics from the river last week:
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bapabear
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Love seeing eagles. Wow the eye on that one looks like it's boring a hole through me - intense. I wish there were more around me. These are from a walk I did through the heart of the National part of Horicon Marsh last July in the early morning fog. There's an east/west road that cuts completely through it and I always see birds there that I never see anywhere else. I came across these Pelicans encamped along the walkway. I admit I strolled up on them closer than I really meant to. I am enthralled with these birds. A Naturalist at the park headquarters told that as little as ten years ago there were no pelicans and now their numbers in the park are growing.     I got tons of pelican photos that morning. Must have been a group of 50+.  
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hobbydog
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This pic is a grab from my GoPro from last summers trip. It was the beginning of the Craven to Ford portage. It was about 1500 meters long but probably the most enjoyable portage I have done. (yes, portages can be enjoyable) A flat scenic portage that highlighted all WCPP has to offer on a portage. Anyhow, going back through my pictures from this trip...... trying to get some motivation to write a trip report. Despite it just being a screen grab with some Topaz adjustments this one jumped out. Something about it that really brings me back to that morning.
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bapabear
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From a walk last Friday.
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Mocha
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part of the portage from Cherokee to Sitka lake. thankfully just a day trip after this!
May 10, 2017
here's hoping 2018 doesn't have as many uphill climbs!
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Mocha
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was able to make a quick trip up to my old stomping grounds last weekend. of course i had to fit in as much as possible so buzzed up to high falls of the pigeon river before heading up the gunflint trail. wildlife spotted: 2 squirrels, eagles, hawks, 1 skinny grouse, 1 cow moose.
it is with some sorrow that i felt like a tourist rather than having that "coming home" feeling.
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NotLight
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Gooseberry falls 12/23.
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NotLight
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Deer today.
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