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Sax-Zim Bog Birding Trip - Fall/Winter 2012/2013/2014

Here are just some of the beautiful spectacles of scenery, birds & more that can be seen throughout the northwoods of Minnesota and Wisconsin! All of the photos in this gallery were taken while I was leading my own birding tours. Enjoy!

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Merlin at sunrise
Merlin at sunrise		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Great Gray Owl with fluffy legs & feet!
Great Gray Owl with fluffy legs & feet!
Where is the Great Gray Owl?
Where is the Great Gray Owl?		 Great Gray Owl and a Hairy Woodpecker
Great Gray Owl and a Hairy Woodpecker		 Great Gray Owl... what are you doing over there, woodpecker?
Great Gray Owl... what are you doing over there, woodpecker?
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Northern Harrier (adult male)
Northern Harrier (adult male)		 Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike
Rusty Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird		 Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting		 Scenic fall view in Sax-Zim Bog
Scenic fall view in Sax-Zim Bog
Tamaracks and spruces
Tamaracks and spruces		 Creek cutting through the bog
Creek cutting through the bog		 Bald Eagle on the ice
Bald Eagle on the ice
Common Redpolls
Common Redpolls		 Hoary Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll		 Pine Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Rough-legged Hawk flying through the snow
Rough-legged Hawk flying through the snow		 Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse		 Female Wood Duck
Female Wood Duck
Snowing in the bog
Snowing in the bog		 Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Adult Herring Gull, soaring over Park Point one morning before hittin' up the bog.
Adult Herring Gull, soaring over Park Point one morning before hittin' up the bog.
Canal Park lighthouse, just before leaving for Sax-Zim Bog
Canal Park lighthouse, just before leaving for Sax-Zim Bog		 Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Black-billed Magpies
Black-billed Magpies
Black-capped Chickadee. Knock knock!
Black-capped Chickadee. Knock knock!		 Common Redpollat a Friends of Sax-Zim Bog feeder!
Common Redpollat a Friends of Sax-Zim Bog feeder!		 Common Redpolls at a Friends of Sax-Zim Bog feeder!
Common Redpolls at a Friends of Sax-Zim Bog feeder!
Gray Jay
Gray Jay		 Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike		 Tundra Swans
Tundra Swans
Snow Falling
Snow Falling		 Close-up Spruce
Close-up Spruce		 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Sunrise at -4ºF
Sunrise at -4ºF		 Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee		 Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Common Redpoll taking off
Common Redpoll taking off		 Adult Great Black-backed Gull
Adult Great Black-backed Gull		 Pine Grosbeak field goal
Pine Grosbeak field goal
Pine Grosbeak flying away
Pine Grosbeak flying away		 Pine Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak		 Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Adult Thayer's Gull in front of an Adult Herring Gull
Adult Thayer's Gull in front of an Adult Herring Gull		 Adult Thayer's Gull landing
Adult Thayer's Gull landing		 Adult Thayer's Gull
Adult Thayer's Gull
Adult Thayer's Gull
Adult Thayer's Gull		 Sunset at Hawk Ridge
Sunset at Hawk Ridge		 Annmarie with the Great Gray Owl
Annmarie with the Great Gray Owl
Annmarie with Great Gray Owl
Annmarie with Great Gray Owl		 Annmarie releasing Great Gray Owl
Annmarie releasing Great Gray Owl		 Northern Goshawk - can you find him?
Northern Goshawk - can you find him?
Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee		 Adult male Northern Goshawk
Adult male Northern Goshawk		 Male Pine Grosbeak at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog birdfeeder
Male Pine Grosbeak at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog birdfeeder
White-winged Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill		 Hanging out with Bob and Joyce after a fun day of birding in the bog. We all had a great time!
Hanging out with Bob and Joyce after a fun day of birding in the bog. We all had a great time!		 Pussy Willow... already open and it's only late November!
Pussy Willow... already open and it's only late November!
Very cold spider atop the snow
Very cold spider atop the snow		 Adult Bald Eagle taking off
Adult Bald Eagle taking off		 The thrill of watching a lifer Northern Shrike :)
The thrill of watching a lifer Northern Shrike :)
Great Gray Owl through the dense fog, balancing on the stump
Great Gray Owl through the dense fog, balancing on the stump		 Great Gray Owl through the dense fog
Great Gray Owl through the dense fog		 Great Gray Owl through the dense fog, close up
Great Gray Owl through the dense fog, close up
Common Redpoll on the left, Hoary Redpoll on the right
Common Redpoll on the left, Hoary Redpoll on the right		 Hoary Redpoll lookin' at the Camera
Hoary Redpoll lookin' at the Camera		 Hoary Redpoll on top, with another pale redpoll below
Hoary Redpoll on top, with another pale redpoll below
Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse		 Ruffed Grouse taking off
Ruffed Grouse taking off		 Boreal Owl
Boreal Owl
Boreal Owl
Boreal Owl		 Boreal Owl with a wild vole!
Boreal Owl with a wild vole!		 Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl		 Boreal Owl
Boreal Owl		 Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper		 Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper		 Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper
Hoary Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll		 Northern Hawk-Owl
Northern Hawk-Owl		 Northern Hawk-Owl
Northern Hawk-Owl
Northern Hawk-Owl
Northern Hawk-Owl		 Northern Goshawk
Northern Goshawk		 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Boreal Chickadee at the birdfeeders
Boreal Chickadee at the birdfeeders		 Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 American Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow		 Black-billed Magpie
Black-billed Magpie
Rough-legged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk		 Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk		 Sharp-tailed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Thayer's Gull
Thayer's Gull		 Thayer's Gull
Thayer's Gull		 Raspberry Frost
Raspberry Frost
Swans
Swans		 Tamarack
Tamarack		 Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Gray Jay
Gray Jay		 Gray Jay
Gray Jay		 Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl		 Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl		 Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Evening Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak		 Northern Hawk Owl eating wild rodent, across distant field
Northern Hawk Owl eating wild rodent, across distant field		 Distant Northern Hawk Owl flying by
Distant Northern Hawk Owl flying by
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl		 Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl		 Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
Evening Grosbeka
Evening Grosbeka		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl		 Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl		 This is a set of Great Gray Owl footprints through a foot of snow, after a successful hunt!!
This is a set of Great Gray Owl footprints through a foot of snow, after a successful hunt!!		 Harlequin Duck
Harlequin Duck
Moose
Moose		 Moose
Moose		 Kite in a tree!
Kite in a tree!
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Blue Jay
Blue Jay		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl		 Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting		 Spruce Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Snow and Frost along the edge of the Superior National Forest
Snow and Frost along the edge of the Superior National Forest		 Moss n' Lichens n' Snow
Moss n' Lichens n' Snow		 Snow in the Superior National Forest
Snow in the Superior National Forest
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2014_01_17_IMG_9999_81.JPG		 Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee		 Boreal Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl		 Moose
Moose		 Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
Spruce at Sunset
Spruce at Sunset		 Sunset along Lake Superior (in Grand Marais)
Sunset along Lake Superior (in Grand Marais)		 Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl		 Thayer's Gull
Thayer's Gull		 Birding in Sax-Zim Bog, after a wonderful two-days of birding with birders from Ohio! They were so much fun!
Birding in Sax-Zim Bog, after a wonderful two-days of birding with birders from Ohio! They were so much fun!
Birding in Two Harbors, with birders from Grand Marais & New Jersey
Birding in Two Harbors, with birders from Grand Marais & New Jersey		 Confused Gray Jay harassing a confused Northern Hawk Owl
Confused Gray Jay harassing a confused Northern Hawk Owl		 Pine Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse		 Two Owls. One Field.
Two Owls. One Field.

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John Rasmussen 26-Oct-2012 12:48
Great images Eric
many photographers forget where these beautiful creature live in their images.
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