a trio of red and silver Green Bay & Western Railroad ALCO RS2 diesel locomotives fly past a railroad crossing on a country road. The crossing has no safety gates, only a crossbuck sign and a (now mostly gone) wig wag signal, a red light on a rocking arm.

Green Bay & Western RS2 302 hustles across Highway 54 west of Plover, WI; April, 1965. Note the rare 'wigwag' crossing signal. Rick Burn #trains #history #photography #alco #diesel #red #silver #greenbay #plover #wisconisn #western #railroad #crossing #60s #1960s

An Eastern cottontail bunny in the grass. It is facing left. The bunny is mostly brown with a sprinkling of tan throughout and a tan circle around its black eye. Its long ears are sticking straight up. Its white tail is barely visible.

Eastern cottontail bunny. #EasternCottontail #Rabbit #Bunny #Mammal #Animal #Herbivore #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconisn

Wisconsin needs to sop voting for Republicans.

#Wisconisn #wipolitics #wisdems #wisgop #GreenBay

A giant swallowtail butterfly on a green leaf. It is facing upward. The butterfly is mostly black, with a line of yellow markings stretching all the way across its outstretched wings. There is a curved line of these yellow markings running from the top of the forewing all along the bottom of the hindwings. The head is black with two large black eyes and two thin white lines stretching from between the eyes toward the dark thorax. Its abdomen is also yellow, which can be seen between the two wings. A small patch of black or dark blue with a slight red line across it can be seen just above the curved yellow on the hindwing right at the center. There are two tails extending from the hindwings which are black with a yellow spot toward the tip.

Giant swallowtail. #GiantSwallowtail #EasternGiantSwallowtail #PapilioCresphontes #Swallowtail #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #RichardBongStateRecreationArea #Kansasville #Wisconisn

A pine siskin sitting on the bar of a bird feeder. The feeder is filled with food and the bird is at the height of the opening, but turned the other way. Its breast is white with long black, curved streaks running from its neck down. Its head is brown. It has a black eye with a light brown or tan circle around the eye. The beak is light.

Pine siskin. #PineSiskin #SpinusPinus #Finch #Bird #Animal #Nature #Backyard #Photography #Monona #Wisconisn