I spotted this beauty of a painted turtle on a log in a pond just behind my home. #turtle #PaintedTurtle #Photography #Bluesky #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota

A Hooded Merganser, female, on a cold but gentle Minnesota morning. #HoodedMerganser #Photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #Birds #BirdPhotography

We picked up a small bunch of tulips from a local store. This is a macro lens view of one of the leaves.

Very nice!

A windy day on the northern shore of Lake
Superior, in Tofte, MN. #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #BlueSky #Leica #minnesota #LakeSuperior

I couldn't sleep. So I went for an early morning walk and brought my camera along. #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #WalkingPath #BlueSky #Leica #Minnesota

After a rainfall, a fallen leaf... #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #leaves #BlueSky #Leica #Minnesota

Good Morning! 🙂 #butterfly #photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #nature #NaturePhotography

I saw a great blue heron perched up in a tree. #GreatBlueHeron #Heron #Photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #birds #BirdPhotography

While walking behind our home I just happened to notice a leaf lying on a grouping of decorative rocks. 🙂 #nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #leaves #rocks #June #BlueSky #Leica

A May tulip. 🙂 #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #art #flowers #spring #MonthOfMay #tulips #FlowersOnFriday #BlueSky #nikon

The north shore of Lake Superior, around dusk in Tofte, Minnesota. Long Exposure. #Leica #NaturePhotography #Minnesota #LakeSuperior #LongExposure #Photography #nature

A song sparrow singing... 🙂 #sparrow #photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #birds #BirdPhotography

Chaos! #photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #birds #geese #BirdPhotography

Hooded merganser, female... #photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #birds #BirdPhotography

The John Hancock Center in Chicago 🙂 #Chicago #Leica #BlueSky #Photography #StreetPhotography #CityscapePhotography

Looking straight up on a gray, rainy day... at the John Hancock Center in Chicago #Chicago #Leica #BlueSky #Photography #StreetPhotography #CityPhotography #CityscapePhotography

Sea lions, mother and pup... I caught this image of sea lions on a beach in the Galapagos Islands. The special bond between mother and pup I think is clear. 🙂 #photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nikon #SeaLions #Galapagos

Thank you!

A peaceful morning... I saw this hooded merganser in a pond a short walk from home. 🙂 #photography #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Minnesota #birds #BirdPhotography

I saw this little grebe one morning around sunrise. 🙂 #photography #Nikon #BlueSky #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Minnesota #birds

Green Heron #photography #Nikon #birds #wildlife #nature #Minnesota #BlueSky #heron #GreenHeron

I was happy and probably a little lucky to get this shot of a pelican during a trip to the Galapagos Island of San Cristobal. 🙂 #photography #Nikon #BlueSky #wildlife #nature #birds #Galapagos

A Common Yellowthroat (wood-warbler classification). September photo taken at the Minnesota National Wildlife Refuge. 🙂 #photography #Nikon #BlueSky #wildlife #nature #birds #Minnesota

Lincoln's Sparrow on a tree stump 🙂 #photography #Nikon #BlueSky #birds #wildlife #nature #Minnesota

I came across this beautiful creature while walking through the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge, July 2022. #photography #Nikon #BlueSky #wildlife #nature #Minnesota #summer #deer

Female Mallard in the snow... Minnesota #photography #Nikon #birds #BlueSky #wildlife #nature #Minnesota #winter #snow #mallards #ducks

A Blue-winged teal... 🙂, #birds, #nature, #photography, #Bluesky, #Minnesota, #blue-winged-teal,

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