Category Archives: Year 7

Belted Kingfisher

Year 7

Fall seems to be arriving in the Northland today. We have HUGE winds and the temperature fell four degrees in the hour “after” the sun rose, which is unusual. I actually was outside long for sunrise (before 5 am) trying to find my owls. My hope was to take some photographs of Hoot against the setting full moon, but I think the howling wind and rain which arrived around 2 am pushed the owls into deep cover.

After the sun rose, I found this cooperative Belted Kingfisher. It’s always fun when a bird is more interested in eating than worrying about your presence. As a fyi, I definitely used my Canon SX70 to take these kingfisher photos.

325,000 Views!

Year 7

Thanks for everyone’s kind comments. great questions and your love of the outdoors with a major emphasis on birds. A few minutes ago my blog hit an epic number … 325,000 page views! It is gratifying to see your response and lets me know my non commercial approach to presenting the glory of nature is worth my investment of time. Thank you for your continued loyalty.

A reminder …

  • You may download any of my children’s books at no charge
  • My images are freely available for private, non-online, non commercial use

Enjoy September … as a naturalist / photographer this starts my favorite season in the outdoors.

Grand Marais Lighthouse … 12 Hours!

Year 7

One of the nicest spots on the North Shore of Lake Superior is Grand Marais, Minnesota. This small town is 100 miles up the shore from my home at the northern edge of Duluth. Since I was a little boy, my family has come up to this region. When I was in junior high, on busy holiday weekends my brother and I would help friends who ran a business right on the Canadian border. Given the Pandemic there is no border traffic, but after work we we loved fishing  on the Pigeon River just downriver from High Falls (park did not exist back then). Occasionally if the weather allowed, we would take the small 12 footer out on to Lake Superior in search of Lake Trout.

My point in my preamble is to demonstrate my family has history in this area, and a deep love of the region. Two days ago I photographed the small lighthouse that guards the harbor … 12 hours apart. In between it stormed like crazy till the sun finally returned two hours before sunset.

Finally … good news coming. Hoot will have a second printing. Expect the formal announcement in a day or two. Reserve your copy. They sold out fast in the first printing. Anyone on the list (see form) is guaranteed to Hoot!

Red in the Morning … Sailors Take Warning

Moonrise