Sandhill Crane standing in a grassy area.

#Birds. Sandhill Cranes are famous for their epic migration patterns and loud, haunting bugling calls

Yellow-rumped warbler on the end of a branch.

#Birds I have seen a lot of the Yellow-rumped warblers last couple days. One of my favorite!

Male mallard duck taking flight from a marsh.

#Birds Male mallard duck taking flight from a marsh.

Great Blue Heron carrying a stick

#Birds. Great Blue Heron carrying a stick for the nest. Or playing fetch maybe.

A Yellow-rumped warbler. Aka "Butterbutt".

A Yellow-rumped warbler. Aka "Butterbutt".

Female Ring-necked Pheasant

#Birds A female Ring-necked Pheasant

Bald eagle on a small platform with his reflection in the water in front of him.

#Birds I was too far away to capture a lot of details, so attempted to go for more of an artisitc look. This Bald Eagle was on a small "island" in the middle of body of water with prey between his feet. I did not even notice that until I had blown up my pictures. It was early morning in Central Mn.

#birds Trumpeter swans.

American white pelicans

#Birds American white pelicans. Distinctive Feature: During breeding season, adults grow a unique, fibrous plate, or "horn," on the upper side of their bill, which is shed after mating. Central Mn.

Bald Eagle.

#Birds Central Mn, USA. Bald Eagle.

A male and a female Ring-necked Pheasant

#Birds A male and a female Ring-necked Pheasant

Two Sandhill Cranes

#Birds Two Sandhill Cranes in Central Mn.

Variety of ducks pondering their life choices of living in a place it snows in April. (Mn)

Variety of ducks pondering their life choices of living in a place it snows in April.(MN)

A pair of mallard ducks sitting in the snow.

#Birds A pair of mallard ducks sitting in the snow an April Snowstorm.

Dark-eyed Junco commonly known as a "snowbird" due to its presence in snowy landscapes.

#Birds Dark-eyed Junco, commonly known as a "snowbird" due to its presence in snowy landscapes.

fox Sparrow.

#Birds Fox Sparrow. Central Mn.

A flock of Trumpeter Swans over the Mississippi.

#Birds A flock of Trumpeter Swans over the Mississippi.

Great Blue Heron

#Birds Great Blue Heron.

Adult male Hooded Merganser

#Birds Adult male Hooded Merganser in Central MN.

Bald Eagle flying overhead i

#Birds Bald Eagle flying overhead in Central MN.

Red-Winged Blackbird

#Birds Red-Winged Blackbird on a very chilly MN morning.

Four Hooded Mergansers swimming left.

#birds Hooded Mergansers. Central MN on Mississippi River.

Two Canada Geese standing on ice.

#birds Canada Geese caught doing early morning yoga on ice.

A pair of Hooded Mergansers in flight over an icy river.

#birds A pair of Hooded Mergansers in flight over an icy river. Central MN.

A Cardinal eating a berry.

#birds A Cardinal is having a snack!

3 Canada geese walking to the river.

#Birds Canada Geese walking down to the Mississippi River in central Mn.

Black-capped Chickadee upside down on a branch

#birds. The Black-capped Chickadee defying gravity on a cold day in Central Mn.

Canada Goose in the river.

#birds Canada goose swimming in the Mississippi with chunks of ice floating near. Central MN.

Barred owl on a tree branch.

#birds It looks like this Barred owl is judging me. Another picture in the Bayou near NOLA.

Great Blue Heron standing in water.

#birds Great Blue Heron. Taken in the Bayou near NOLA. One of my favorite birds.