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  • October Sun
    By Mike Lohre
    December 16, 2021

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Ornithologist and Naturalist exploring and photographing the wilderness of Wisconsin and beyond. All subjects are wild, all photos are my own.

Red-breasted Merganser. Wisconsin. It is not often Red-breasted Merganser. Wisconsin. It is not often that I see these birds in the Wisconsin river valley but this year a group is taking an extended rest from migration behind my home. It has been a real treat watching them court. The males are animated and gorgeous.
American Goldfinch on American Elm. In my yard the American Goldfinch on American Elm. In my yard there are a number of trees that make excellent natural feeders. This elm was heavily fruited this year and I was lucky enough to capture a number of hungry residents and migrants that stopped for a snack. 
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Downy Woodpecker. Most of Wisconsin's woodpeckers Downy Woodpecker. Most of Wisconsin's woodpeckers are common in the Wisconsin River Valley but the downy is moat abundant and found through a variety of different habitats. This is a male identified by the small red patch on the head.
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Black-throated sparrow. Sparrows can be so strikin Black-throated sparrow. Sparrows can be so striking! The black-throated is common in the winter deserts of southern Arizona and New Mexico. I took many shots of this bird in my desert wanderings but liked this one the best. Happy Friday 😊
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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Henry David Thoreau
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