#squirrelsaturday

Here is Smiley the Red Squirrel with his fat little belly.

#squirrel #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #saxzimbog #Minnesota
#photography #nikon

The #birdoftheday #theme is #speckled

A juvenile Northern Goshawk, a Hairy Woodpecker and a Downy Woodpecker, all from the #SaxZimBog

#boreal #birding #birder #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
#photography #nikon

The front entrance of the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center. The structure has dark charcoal vertical siding and a flat roof covered in moss and vegetation. Under the shaded overhang, two geometric lime green chairs flank a set of double glass doors that frame the surrounding forest behind the building. Tall green trees and a bright August sky are visible in the background.

📱 | Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center (2019)
#WindowOnWednesday #SaxZimBog #Birding #ArchitecturePhotography

The #birdoftheday theme today is #powerpose.

This Northern Hawk Owl has some attitude!

#owl #bird ##birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife ##wildlifephotography #photography #SaxZimBog #birder #birding #nikon

Cold, snowy, and full of birds—this year’s Sax-Zim Bog trip didn’t disappoint.
A Pine Grosbeak, a Gray Jay, a Chickadee, and a Northern Hawk Owl.
Always worth the drive.
#birding #wildlifephotography #saxzimbog #minnesota #northernhawkowl #pinegrosbeak #grayjay #chickadee #winterbirds

Snowshoe hare, Sax-Zim bog

#hare #upnorth #minnesota #saxzimbog #nature #naturephotography #photography

I think the vintage frames look pretty good!

Both: Sax-Zim Bog, 3 x7 oil on birch panels.

#saxzimbog #superiorwi #wisconsinartist #oilpainter #enplaeinair #naturalpigments #minnesot

Great Grey Owl ~ the look

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#srofmn #owl #minnesota #saxzimbog

White-winged Crossbill 6x6 oil with copper gild
painted for the Sax-Zim Bog Tiny Bird Art Auction

#birdfest2026 #birdart #oilpinter #mixedmedia #gilding #wisconsinartist #saxzimbog #nature

Got some painting done this weekend. Finished up some small landscapes.

Both: Sax-Zim Bog, 3 x7 oil on birch panels. Purchased some vintage frames back in early November and cut these panels to fit.
#saxzimbog #superiorwi #wisconsinartist #oilpainter #enpleinair #naturalpigments #Bsky-Art

Snowy yard

Great gray owl

Laurentian divide

Osprey

#yearinreview
January - snowy yard #snow
February - great gray owl #owl #saxzimbog
March- Boundary waters Laurentian divide #minnesota
April - Osprey #fingerlakes
#2025inreview

Phantom of the North the Great Gray Owl in Northern Minnesota. #owl #owls #minnesota #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotogrphy #nature #twoharbors #saxzimbog #naturephotogrpahy #nikon #nikonusa

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in northern Minnesota. #redtailedhawk #birdofprey #saxzimbog #birds

I was driving around Sax-zim Bog and drove under this Great Grey Owl, turned around and slowly moved up until I was close enough to get these pictures. The second photo is just after it was preening it's leg.
Thanks for looking

#owl #greatgreyowl #birdofprey #bird #birdwatching #saxzimbog #predator

Sometimes I am glad when winter's over. This last winter was pretty fun though.

#photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #outdoorphotography #saxzimbog #pinemarten

Bog, birds.
#birds #bog #owl #owls #naturephotography #saxzimbog #Minnesota

Great gray owl

I had an amazing time at Sax-Zim Bog earlier this week! I was so fortunate to see 7 great gray owls over 2 days, plus a snowy in Duluth.

#greatgrays #birds #greatgrayowls #birdphotography #photographersofbluesky #saxzimbog

It waits.

#photography #naturephotography #sonyalpha #saxzimbog

Strix nebulosa, the Phantom of the North

One is my favorite owls to ever see, the Great Gray is in an irruption year here in Minnesota, where we have seen a huge number compared to previous years.

#owl #owls #owlphotography #bird #birds #birdphoto #greatgrayowl #saxzimbog #minnesotabirds

Boreal Owl

It was the only one I saw while up in the Sax-Zim Bog last week! A definite lifer!

#bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #SaxZimBog #minnesotabirds

A speckled gray, brown, and white owl perfectly blends into its winter landscape. Its round head and piercing yellow eyes are turned towards the viewer.

Birded #SaxZimBog in Northern Minnesota this weekend. We were thrilled to find this Great Gray Owl. We watched it for quite a while as it scanned the snowy ground for critters. A lifer for both of us.

#birds #birding #SuperbOwlSunday #birdphotography

Last weekend, I traveled to Sax-Zim Bog with a couple of friends. We were extremely lucky to see both a Boreal Owl a few minutes from our lodging and this superb Great Grey Owl in the bog.

#saxzimbog #superbowl #owl #birds #wildlife #photography #wildlifephotography #minnisota

Great gray owl in birch trees

Spent a few days in search of owls at Sax Zim Bog, was not disappointed #greatgrayowl #superbowl @saxzimbog.bsky.social #minnesota #birding #owlirruption #irruption #owls #saxzimbog

Boreal Owl on the Hunt!

#borealowl #owl #owls
#birds
#birdphotography
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#photographersofbluesky
#saxzimbog

This Great Grey caught me off guard with a slower than optimal shutter speed for his pounce on an unsuspecting vole. It was pretty amazing watching him in action.

#greatgrayowl #greatgreyowl #naturephotography #minnesota #saxzimbog #birdphotography #owlphotography #owlphoto #birds

Sunlit rim lighting 🔥

Great Gray Owl

#saxzimbog #greatgrayowl #owl #owls #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #photography #photographersofblueksy

Great gray owl is perched in a tree. The owl fills the frame, looking directly at the viewer. It is perched on a white branch of a birch tree, with many other branches in the background. The scene is mostly white, gray, and a bit of brown. The owl’s face has small bits of snow on it.

Great gray owl spotted in the Sax-Zim Bog late last year. #greatgrayowl #birding #saxzimbog #minnesota

Basking boreal in the #saxzimbog

Sunset in the #Saxzimbog

Minnesota morning #saxzimbog #minnesota