July 8, 2012 - Misc. Photos
Read MoreAt our apartment in Shoreview, we always have a few families of Canada Geese. Here’s one that hatched this year and is about half grown. It’s no longer as cute as it was during the yellow, fuzzy baby stage. Adult feathers are seen over most of its body but the head and upper neck are still covered with fuzz. The wing feathers are just beginning to appear. The shafts of the large flight feathers are visible in the middle of the photo and I was surprised to see they are blue. I’m also amazed at the thick legs.
Last week I showed you some warblers that I found near Grand Marais, in the far northeastern corner of Minnesota. Here’s one that is nesting in our woods. It’s a Black-throated Green Warbler. Northeastern Minnesota and all of Wisconsin are at the western edge of its breeding range. During winter, it will return to Central America or the northern part of South America.
We have a Woodchuck that calls our yard home. This year she had three babies and we see them scampering around the yard. This is one of the babies. You can’t tell males from females but I still call the little ones “Baby Chuck”. Diana has some other names for them, however. One of them came up on our deck, plopped itself right in the middle of a flower planter overflowing with pansies, and proceeded to eat most of the blossoms. Diana was not pleased!
Alby Shaw
on July 8, 2012Thanks to Lori the iris is being enjoyed half way round the world. Alby