I went regardless of the weather and am pleased I did. We didnt get to tour looking for the bug targets, it was too cold and insects just arent active. I...
Sounds like it was a good day in spite of the weather.Ok now where is acorn Hill? I need to add it to locations at Crex we check out. Found another group of...
... Had dinner at Whiskey River in St Peter where you can watch birds and wildlife while you eat. ... Isn't that a great place to eat! It is amazing how many...
Yes it is a great place.We go there as often as we can.Had a kettle of Turkey vultures hovering abover about 6 in kettle four wild turkeys,Male wood duck with...
We are now approaching prime time for the sedges of GLG - that time when the majority of the local species will be at the stage allowing for easiest...
Crex Meadows is having their second annual photo weekend on August 1st and 2nd. This is an opportunity to explore Crex Meadows and learn some fresh ideas on...
have it on the calendar already...wouldn't miss that! Anna Martineau Merritt Misty Pine Photography715-376-4677 218-393-6299 (cell) MY BOOK, Life, through the...
Do you post pictures of these on the web anywhere? I have seen cottonballs in various places around the meadows that seem to be the seeds for the sedges. Any...
Went to Crex today...saw LOTS of places where geese gave their lives for some other critters to live...many turtle on the move. Yellow headed black birds, a...
lots of feather spreads on Phantom lake and then there is the remains of a goose on Phantom past the auto stop near the corner (from Phantom lake road). there...
Took a day off work and headed to the meadows (work knows what I was doing). Warning: There has been a resurgence of wood ticks compared to the last few weeks....
... I was on the properties on Wednesday 6-10. Spent only a few hours at Crex, the rest of the day at Danbury WA which I have rarely visited in the past. No...
... I am thinking it was the much needed rains which brought out the ticks again. Early in the season they were bad, then we had a few weeks of "wow, this is...
I took this not too exciting video by the Auto Tour 3 sign on Phantom Lake Road. I wanted to get him calling but he wouldn't cooperate. I did see at least 6...
Going through my may/june photos and updating my website caused me to find some interesting info and links. Karner Blues are well known by name as a much...
Spent Saturday exploring the plant life at Fish Lake W.A. Found a new willow and wild rose and additional sites for several plants that are uncommon at GLG....
My word, your documenting plants, I'm after butterflys and insects in general, Kim has the wildflower guide, Agogo is happily documenting swans (and others) we...
I had intended to post links to a couple of very useful charts showing the differences between the graminoid families - grass, sedge, rush, etal., and the...
That would make for a cool display at the nature center the new things you all have found. Adventure is not outside,its within ... From: mn_windchill...
... That happens to me too. So I started saving stuff to my hard drive. Now I cant remember where it came from. Its always something! ... I have been told the...
So far so good. I have been able to meet my personal goal of hitting the meadows once a week to document butterflies. Ticks are still bad, but horseflies/deer...
I am too far from being good at butterfly's to report on them. My weekly visit to Crex gave me a new species for the area that I had never seen before. A...
If a tree falls in the forest... do the other trees laugh? [:)] Hows the moth hunting been? Anything new to report? ~windchill~ ... never seen before. A...
Last weeks moth outing was out of Crex. I didn't find any Giant Silk moths but did find some large hawk moths. Maybe this week I can return to Crex for a Moth...
Wandering in Crex last friday 2 sphinx moths flushed and flew away in separate locations. And I thought of you. I picked up a very old screen house via...
Added a new photo album of late spring shots from GLG areas. Looks like I won't make it up there this weekend. There is so much to see and so much ground to...