Category Archives: Wildlife

What the Storm Blew In

This Great Horned Owl spent the day in the trees just behind our house. He didn’t move, even when my neighbor’s two dogs walked right underneath him.

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Bird #448 — Limpkin

Aramus (unknown origin) guarauna (Brazilian name of the bird) Friday, January 14, 2011 — 3:15 pm Orlando, Florida — Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort I wasn’t doing much birding at this point in my life. I’d started my blog and begun … Continue reading

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Butterfly #45 — Aphrodite Firtillary

speyeria aphrodite Saturday, July 10, 2010 — 1:07 pm Alger County, Michigan — Lake Superior State Forest — Adams Trail Several of these larger fritillaries were flitting about the flowering bushes along the road with the Silver-bordered Fritillaries.

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Butterfly #44 — Silver-bordered Fritillary

boloria selene Saturday, July 10, 2010 — 1:07 pm Alger County, Michigan — Lake Superior State Forest — Adams Trail I was driving from Munising to Grand Marais along Adams Trail, a dirt road through woods. I slowed down to … Continue reading

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