Saturday, October 29, 2005

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Mute swan


Photographed 10/27/05. Chequamegon Bay. Mute swan (Cygnus olor) identified by "orange bill and black knob above the bill".

Rough-legged hawk #1.


Probably the same hawk posted 10/25/05.

Rough-legged hawk #2.


Probably the same hawk posted on 10/25/05.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Rough-legged hawk. Bayfield County.


Thanks to Dick Verch for identifying the hawk as " a Rough-legged Hawk (probably a juvenile). It is a bird that breeds in the sub-arctic and many migrate to the northern states for the winter. May stay in the area all winter."

Photographed 10/25/05.

Fall flowers.


Photographed 10/25/05

Tuesday, October 18, 2005