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North Dakota prairies

Press F11 for full screen view. These are from 3 summers of visits to western North Dakota, mostly from Burke and Montrail counties in the northwest (beginning half), and Bowman and Slope counties in the southwest. [Still not caught up at posting all years.] Scenics and critters.
sunset at Des Lacs N.W.R., ND
sunset at Des Lacs N.W.R., ND		 prairie lake, nw North Dakota
prairie lake, nw North Dakota		 Lutheran cemetary
Lutheran cemetary		 horses on the prairie
horses on the prairie
Coteau prairie
Coteau prairie		 Table Butte, w. ND
Table Butte, w. ND		 Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)
Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)		 Richardson's Gound Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)
Richardson's Gound Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)
Pronghorn looking sad
Pronghorn looking sad		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk		 adult Swainson' Hawk (and odonate)
adult Swainson' Hawk (and odonate)		 Ferruginous Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Will all the American Golden-Plovers...
Will all the American Golden-Plovers...		 ...please stand up!
...please stand up!		 Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit		 Prairie landscape.
Prairie landscape.
old house on the prairie
old house on the prairie		 Bowbells water tower
Bowbells water tower		 Church on the prairie
Church on the prairie		 old prairie barn
old prairie barn
Knife River breaks
Knife River breaks		 Living in the boom
Living in the boom		 Willet
Willet		 Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper and some North Dakota dander
Upland Sandpiper and some North Dakota dander		 Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper		 Sedge Wren
Sedge Wren		 American Bittern
American Bittern
American Bittern
American Bittern		 Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal		 Eared Grebe
Eared Grebe		 Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Bad-hair Day
Bad-hair Day		 Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe		 Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck		 ...and the affection of his eye.
...and the affection of his eye.
The other side of progress.
The other side of progress.		 Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler		 Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler		 Ring-necked Pheasant
Ring-necked Pheasant
American Avocet keeping an eye out.
American Avocet keeping an eye out.		 rose-bellied Franklin's Gull
rose-bellied Franklin's Gull		 Franklin's Gull
Franklin's Gull		 Franklin's Gull--juvenile
Franklin's Gull--juvenile
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird		 Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird		 Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler		 Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
American White Pelicans
American White Pelicans		 Western Grebe
Western Grebe		 prairie smoke (Geum trifolium)
prairie smoke (Geum trifolium)		 Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird		 Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird		 Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)		 Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)		 Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)		 Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)		 Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)		 migrant Philadelphia Vireo
migrant Philadelphia Vireo		 Prairie scape--Ferruginous Hawk country
Prairie scape--Ferruginous Hawk country		 prairie landscape
prairie landscape
isolated living
isolated living		 Prairie dusk
Prairie dusk		 Location, location, location
Location, location, location		 Coteau Plateau pothole
Coteau Plateau pothole
new era awaiting the prairie
new era awaiting the prairie		 bustling ND prairie
bustling ND prairie		 changing face of the ND prairie
changing face of the ND prairie		 19th to 21st century on the North Dakota prairie
19th to 21st century on the North Dakota prairie
Willet
Willet		 Famous Dave on the prairie
Famous Dave on the prairie		 sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie		 Bowman County, sw ND
Bowman County, sw ND
Bowman County, sw ND
Bowman County, sw ND		 sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie		 Swaison's Hawk
Swaison's Hawk		 subadult Golden Eagle
subadult Golden Eagle
Harrier coming in to Golden Eagle
Harrier coming in to Golden Eagle		 Harrier coming in to Golden Eagle
Harrier coming in to Golden Eagle		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit		 Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit		 Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit		 Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Gray Partridge
Gray Partridge		 Willet
Willet		 sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie		 Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattllesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattllesnake (Crotalus viridis)		 Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)		 sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie		 sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie
sw. North Dakota prairie		 part of the old tradition on the landscape
part of the old tradition on the landscape		 Little Missouri River breaks
Little Missouri River breaks		 Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum)
Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum)
female Brown-headed Cowbird
female Brown-headed Cowbird		 Grasshopper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow		 Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)		 Historic ground nest of Ferruginous Hawk
Historic ground nest of Ferruginous Hawk
Historic ground nest of Ferruginous Hawk
Historic ground nest of Ferruginous Hawk		 Bowman County, sw ND
Bowman County, sw ND		 Bowman, ND prairies
Bowman, ND prairies		 Bowman, ND prairies
Bowman, ND prairies
Prairie scene west of Bowman, ND
Prairie scene west of Bowman, ND		 Bowman County prairies
Bowman County prairies		 Prairie west of Bowman
Prairie west of Bowman		 North Dakota artwork
North Dakota artwork
Some fishy North Dakota artwork
Some fishy North Dakota artwork		 Bee-hives on the prairie
Bee-hives on the prairie		 Rainbow on the prairie
Rainbow on the prairie		 Sunset on the prairie
Sunset on the prairie
Sunset on the prairie
Sunset on the prairie		 Oil development on the prairie
Oil development on the prairie		 outpost of energy development on the prairie
outpost of energy development on the prairie		 outpost of energy development on the prairie
outpost of energy development on the prairie
western North Dakota traffic control
western North Dakota traffic control		 western North Dakota speed trap
western North Dakota speed trap		 western North Dakota traffic control
western North Dakota traffic control		 Prairie scene
Prairie scene
thunderhead over the prairie
thunderhead over the prairie		 Slope County Prairie
Slope County Prairie		 American Avocet
American Avocet		 Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Ferruginous Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk		 prairie scene
prairie scene
old prairie homestead
old prairie homestead		 old prairie homestead
old prairie homestead		 Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle		 Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Marbled Godwit		 Mule Deer
Mule Deer		 Mule Deer
Mule Deer		 Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)		 Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)		 Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)		 Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum)
Swainson's Hawk in nest
Swainson's Hawk in nest		 young Swainson's Hawk in nest
young Swainson's Hawk in nest		 currious Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) does
currious Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) does		 Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper		 Upland Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper		 Western Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark		 White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe		 Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

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Kyle Driggers21-Jul-2013 19:34
Hope to visit that area next month. Great country, great photos.
Jim Arterburn15-Jul-2013 17:56
Wish I had been there with you. You have some great photos of a neat area.
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