It is a little bit warmer this morning. There was a very mixed scene this morning, with birds upstairs and the beaver downstairs. I hope...

It is very very calm and still at the lake this morning. I am at First Nest. I have seen both Petruchio and Kate at their nest this...

The sunshine has finally showed up in the morning and that’s great. Air is very crispy but has some haze in it. Several gulls are out...

I was hauling my stuff down towards the shoreline and had to suddenly put it all down as a Beaver appeared. I got out my phone and...

I had an alert on my phone last night telling me that the lake is back up to 216 feet, which is normal pool. It is good to see the lake...

It’s cold - that is part of the season. The lake was very quiet this morning. And I got to thinking about the quiet part of life cycles.

Was very bitterly cold overnight and into this morning. So, even though the very very young part of me wanted to come out this morning,...

Sometimes I turn around and into my line of sight, out of the fog, a great blue heron appears and reminds me of my long ago friend Stumpy....

It is Veteran's Day. Say hello and smile at each and every veteran that you see today or send your thankfulness to those who are far...

I was blessed this morning that there was a fair amount of quiet out at the lake. That sometimes happens, when it is cold and calm. I...

There is nothing quite like having a 3.5 year-old bald eagle do a 90 degree turn far across the lake and make a bee-line for the shore...

Oh the wind is just full of it self this morning. It’s quite cold out here at the dam. It’s so cold I am the only human that seems to be...

So far this morning it’s been a pretty busy bird morning. We get to see, at a distance, the little male Osprey Fledgling go fishing. I...

Temperature says it’s 59° out here but the wind is saying it’s actually a little bit colder than that. But the crispness has sure stirred...

I had been watching a great blue heron on the shoreline fishing. Suddenly the fish were forgotten as the great blue heron looked almost...

Seems to be a normal type of a quiet Tuesday. I did get to see a beaver and it's been a little while since I saw one. We get to watch a...

This lovely female bald eagle took less than the 30 seconds of this video to surely, swiftly fly past me.  What power!

The veterinary conference was wonderful and my mind is full of current medical news for my horse patients. It is wonderful too that I am...

The most important thought to me about the fact that it's October 31, is that tomorrow is November 1: All Saints Day. This is the day...

Momma Belted Kingfisher was determined to get a fish and I was just as determined to photograph her fishing!