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Day 262: South Wind Equals Resting Migratory Birds

Lake Superior is a BIG barrier to the migration of birds. Most birds hate to fly over large bodies of water, and thus they work their way down the north shore of Lake Superior over hundreds of miles to avoid flying out over the lake. With a headwind out of the south, most birds will rest and wait for better flight conditions. Such was the case with today’s two birds. In one instance, the snow goose had obviously been blown way off course from the rest of its flock and ended up with some Canadian Geese.

Bald Eagle
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Snow Goose (juvenile)
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Days 217 to 219: Birds of the Aurora!

The past several nights have been fantastic for viewing and photographing the Northern Lights up here near the Canadian border in Minnesota. My total number of sleep hours remains small, but the fun quotient is HUGE! Obviously the 365 “Days” of bird photo project must be continued. Thus, here are my aurora birds!

However, before the Aurora bird photos, here is one of my photos from my Northern Lights night sessions (see next blog entry for many more). This particular photo has gone viral via Flickr Explore, and has had several thousands views so far in just a couple of hours.

Northern Lights Over Boulder Lake
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Day 217: Dive, Captain Dive: Ruby Throated Hummingbird
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Day 218: Canadian Geese in Final Landing Approach
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Day 219: Great Blue Heron Inspecting Me!
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