Minnesota Birds

Birds of Minnesota, and especially in my own back yard in Minneapolis. In photographing birds, I go after the details; I want to be looking the bird in the eye. And that means getting close, even if it involves a bit of trickery. I enjoy watching birds in a hard Minnesota winter, and learning about amazing skills and knowledge they need in order to survive here year round. Prints of all my photos are available here.

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Red-winged Blackbird In Early Spring

Red-winged Blackbird in a Minnesota marsh. The males return first, flying up from Mexico and the deep south, and set about choosing and defending their territories in the wetlands.

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