Three days on Duluth's North Shore.

Choice campsite at the "D&D Campground". We always enjoy our visit with our Duluth friends. This choice site is their front yard and this is the view(s) they see everyday.

One of the 3-5 ship we saw pass each day.

Great Lake Ship.

Three masted 'four sail' ship.

When seen together the sailing ship seems fairly large. Ok here is a guess. Based on the person on deck being an estimated 6 feet. I make the boat length to be 48 feet. Any photo analysts in the viewing audience?

"Little Miss Daisy"

"Little Miss Daisy Clover"

A teaching moment.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly.

Lightning over NW Wisconsin.

Lightning over NW Wisconsin.

This video is the 100th YouTube video I  have posted.

Early evening moon looking toward Wisconsin.

A special thanks to D & D for a fun few days.  As always.

We do love to fish.

My dad would have loved to have had an opportunity to fish with "number 6". I sure do.




Male Calico Pennant dragonfly (see below) on our second most favorite lake. Sawdust Bayfield County WI.

Update: Via Ryan Brady the ID on the dragonfly is a male Calico Pennant.
I think rather than referring to Ryan as "the bird guy" I'm going to refer to him as "the winged guy". It seems if it has wings he knows about it. Thanks Ryan!

A few days away. Life along a lake's edge.

A day for wildlife photos.

Pink Lady's Slipper


Tiger Beetle Cicindela hirticollis


The "neighborhood pet" Cardinal.


These two eagle were perched along US Hwy 2 (Lakeshore Drive) near Westend beach and Short Bridge.


These two eagle were perched along US Hwy 2 (Lakeshore Drive) near Westend beach and Short Bridge.


Note: Working on the ID.


Note: Working on the ID.


Northern Cresent Phyciodes selenis


Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia. The Northern Cresent, dragonflies and this butterfly were all out at Long Lake Washburn,WI. Thanks Ryan Brady for the ID.


Monarch Danaus plexippus

All of these photos were taken today and we still managed to get in some fishing and spent time with coldH2o who managed to catch a dozen nice panfish.

Green Darner Dragonfly

Green Darner Dragonflys male (L) and female (R) mating ritual. Female (R) depositing the eggs after copulation.

These photos were taken today on the shoreline of Pine Lake in Bayfield County WI. One of my favorite small lakes.

For more infomation on the Green Darner Dragonfly and other members of the order Odonata