These small, shallow, temporary wetlands are very important for waterfowl as they are the first to thaw & provide important habitat for migrating birds. Like these Tundra Swans, geese, ducks, & shorebirds. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Vol up & enjoy!
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The incredible sight & sounds of organized chaos. 100’s of Sandhill Cranes catching & riding thermals upward to catch the upper winds that will carry them on their journey north. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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While ND is covered in a thick blanket of snow, let’s go back to MT. Listen to the sounds of waterfowl, including the whistles of Widgeon, with snow capped mountains in the background. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Cranepalooza 2026! Sandhill Cranes coming in to feed in a Nebraskan cornfield during their migration north. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Sounds of birds. Open water wetlands. Snow capped mountains. Spring in Montana. Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Sorry for the Spring wind, but still volume up & enjoy!
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An early Spring morning on the Platte River & everyone is getting a little antsy to continue their journey north. The Sandhill Crane migration is your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Wait for it… Sandhill Cranes leaving the Platte River to go out & feed in the fields. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Sandhill Cranes… Wings cupped, feet hanging down, calling, coming in to land in a cornfield to refuel before continuing their journey north. Along the Platte River is your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Sunrise on the Platte River during the spring crane migration. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Spring… Along the Platte River in NE. 100’s of 1,000’s of Sandhill Cranes. A group taking off from the Platte River at sunrise. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Until next season… What is probably the last day on the ice is your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Enjoy!
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Even though it is still Winter on the Dakota prairie, one can feel Spring is trying to push its way in. To give it a little coaxing, here’s some Pasque flowers. A throwback Prairie Zen to support the return of Spring. Enjoy!
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Even though there will be cold & there will be more snow, one can sense Spring is near. In preparation, let’s watch & listen to some Prairie Chickens performing their annual spring ritual on the northern prairie. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Vol up & enjoy!
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As the urge to migrate & nest grows stronger & stronger it is these small & shallow wetlands out in crop fields that are vital for migrating birds as they thaw first. Your Sunday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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It was a taste of Spring earlier this week (it’s back to Winter now). A pair of Trumpeter Swans stand on a still frozen wetland to mark it as theirs. A early Friday Prairie Zen for you. Volume up & enjoy!
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Wandering on clear, blue ice. Staring at the horizontal & vertical lines of the cracks as they wander their way through the ice. Below the 12” of ice is 100ft of cold, dark, watery abyss. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Enjoy!
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I get mesmerized watching them in their world under the ice. I feel like a voyeur peeking through a window watching them go about their lives. Not knowing I am there, until… 😳 That feeling you get when you’ve been spotted. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! #prairiezen #fish #icefishing #northdakota
Tundra swans gather on a partially frozen Montana prairie wetland before continuing their journey south. A throwback Prairie Zen for your Sunday morning & a hint for this week’s giveaway. Volume up & enjoy!
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A throwback from earlier this year for your Friday Prairie Zen. The Spring sun highlights a herd of Bison as they cross through a cold mountain stream with snow capped peaks in the background. Enjoy!
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With fresh snow & strong winds, it’s like another blizzard outside. So here’s a throwback Sunday Prairie Zen for you. A pair of male White-tailed deer practice their sparing skills. I luv how they politely greet each other before they fight. #prairiezen #deer #montana
I like Winter but I am getting a little tired of this below zero crap. Enough! 😫 Thought I’d share a little prairie warmth in case you are tired of the cold as well. A Spring sunrise with Prairie Smoke & an audible chorus of prairie birds. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Volume up & enjoy!
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Dark clouds are coming… A storm is brewing & it is almost upon us… A throwback Prairie Zen on where I see us & how I feel right now… #prairiezen #darkclouds #storm #prairie
Well, we warmed up to “Feels Like” -25! Yippee! 😞 Staring into the face of a Sun Dog. I am mesmerized watching the crystals pass through the sunlight creating the colors. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! #prairiezen #sundogs #cold #northdakota #winter #prairie
For this coming week’s giveaway here’s a throwback Sunday Prairie Zen. On a cold winter morning I sat on the frozen prairie & witnessed 1,000’s of Pronghorn migrating from Canada, heading south. Volume up & at the end you can hear them communicating. Enjoy! #prairiezen #pronghorn #montana #prairie
It may be a blizzard out on the North Dakota prairie today but under the ice it is quite peaceful. Let some Yellow Perch relax us as a chaotic week comes to an end. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! prairiewanderlust.etsy.com #prairiezen #icefishing #winter #northdakota #prairie
I sit alone on the ice & watch the fish below. I just sit & watch them. I find them & their world below the ice calm & serene. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Enjoy! prairiewanderlust.etsy.com #prairiezen #icefishing #winter #northdakota #prairie
Sitting alone on a frozen lake in the heart of a North Dakota prairie winter is how my spirit gets grounded. We all need something. An extra long Friday Prairie Zen for you. Watching a group of “Water Tigers” or Yellow Perch under the ice. Enjoy! #prairiezen #icefishing #winter #northdakota #prairie
They say there’s a pot of gold where a rainbow touches the horizon. I wonder what’s at the point where a sun dog touches the horizon? Going to find out… Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Enjoy! #prairiezen #sundogs #winter
Alone on a frozen lake. Just you, the winter wind, & the booming ice. Volume up & you can hear it as it cracks & booms. Your Friday Prairie Zen. Enjoy! prairiewanderlust.etsy.com #prairiezen #winter #northdakota #prairie
An old man, a frozen lake, & a round hole. Your Sunday morning Prairie Zen. Enjoy! prairiewanderlust.etsy.com #prairiezen #icefishing #winter #northdakota #prairie #photographt #nature
