Flambeau on Ice

Northwoods, Winter February 5, 2021

Flambeau on Ice

The vast water system known as the Turtle Flambeau – frozen over and covered by waves of snow.

Mercer, Northwoods, Winter October 25, 2020

Wonderland

Yesterday we said goodbye to our Wonderland until next year. The Northwoods is our escape from the city, our escape from traffic, escape from crowds, escape from COVID madness, and

Autumn, Northwoods, Winter October 23, 2020

Tale of 2 Octobers

Drag the slider left/right to compare. The seasons change fast up here in the Northwoods. Here is a sample of when I was up here 2 weeks ago – versus

Northwoods, Water Life July 24, 2020

Split

Was Hobie kayak fishing on the Turtle River and there are broken tree stumps all over the place. I thought this one was pretty cool. The fishing on this river

Sky July 10, 2020

Amazing Evening

A cold front came through yesterday, bringing with it much cooler temperatures and an amazing evening sky. This image doesn’t do the colors and ambiance justice – it was just

Birds July 9, 2020

Piggy Back

Another loon shot, but this time these are the ones on our lake. It is actually a state statute that you must approach no closer than 200 feet to loons

Birds July 9, 2020

Loon Chicks

Looks like early July is the time the baby loons hatch – as we have new chicks on our lake “Little Pike” and these here were taken from Trout Lake.

Insects July 6, 2020

Sawyer Beetle

This beetle was hitching a ride. White-Spotted Sawyer Beetle – they live in evergreen forests and bore into dead or dying trees.

Animals July 4, 2020

Young Buck

This fella happened across the yard yesterday. Bucks are pretty elusive, so it was cool to see a deer with antlers – new growth antlers on this one. We see

Birds July 4, 2020

The Mom

This is the mom of the 2 eaglets in the nest from the other day. She perches here every day – she has a straight shot view of her nest

Birds July 3, 2020

BIG Eaglets

A pair of “baby” bald eagles. It is hilarious and amazing really – seeing such giant baby birds in their nest waiting for mama/papa eagle to bring a meal to

Plants June 10, 2020

Lupines

Lupines are a beautiful flowering plant that has a very short bloom life Up North and can be seen on the road side in many places in the Northwoods. Purple/Blue/Pink