Breakfast

A muskrat foraging on the freshly grown plants growing on the wetland floor

Song Sparrow

On the Big Lake viewing platform rail.

Logistics and organization

On a foggy morning, one Grebe brings material while the other builds the floating nest.

Cry in the fog

Red-necked Grebe on its floating nest on a foggy morning after overnight rain.

Show off

Wilsons Snipe giving a performance on the boardwalk.

Coyote at dusk

Moving along a tree line after sunset.

Circling

Tis coyote circled around me and the dog as we walke around the edge of a field in Sturgeon County.

Coyote on the sky line at dusk

Moving along

Coyote in a newly seeded field as the sun sets.

Waiting

It was unclear what this coyote was waiting for but as soon as we moved on it continued to track and circle us. It seemed to be very interested in the dog and very wary of me.

Golden Hind

White tailed doe on a wooded slope in Sturgeon County during the evening golden hour.

Outing on the river

Mother duck shepherds her brood upstream on the Sturgeon River.

A golden gift

A male goldfinch courting a female in the wetland.

Duck Scattering Heron

The mallards scatter as a GBH chooses their spot on the lake to land.

Coyote in the woods at sunset

This coyote is hit by the golden hour light streaming into the woods.

In the woods at sundown

A coyote backlit by the setting sun in the woods of Sturgeon County.

Face in the forest

A Coyote takes an interest as I walk by with the dog just before sunset. See here for what happened next: https://www.wildstalbert.com/A-year-in-the-wild/Coyote-Encounter/

Snipe on the rail

This shot was taken after several minutes of posing for the several photographers present.

Peering down

Or up? this Snipe presented a great opportunity for the many photographers present on the boardwalk.

On the rails

A pair of Black Terns watching the world go by on the boardwalk,. A long way from the aggressiveness that caused the boardwalk to be shut down several years ago!

Kingbird

Taken in Lois Hole park