Bay Photos by Donna

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I pretty much had the several acres of campground trails running through woods and following along the Big Sioux River to myself every visit during the week, so I can imagine I was a surprise to all the birds and wildlife each time.  I know they were all enjoyable surprises to me!

I’ve got lots of bird favorites from those trails, the campground and it’s lake, so here’s an overloaded post.  Hopefully, a photo catches your eye as cool, unique, or endearing too.

And included as the first photos, two birds that I had put aside to try to ID and have learned I picked up another two lifers!  💃 😊

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Western Wood-Pewee (Lifer #228)

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Great Pewee (Lifer #229)

(Thank you, HJ (Avian101), for your expertise on ID help!) 

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Downy Woodpecker (male)

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Downy Woodpecker (female)

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Red-headed Woodpecker

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Baltimore Oriole (male)

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Baltimore Oriole

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Eastern Kingbird

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House Wren

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Yellow Warbler (female) collecting nesting material

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Chipping Sparrow (on our grill cover)

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American Redstart (male)

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American Redstart (female)

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American Redstart (male)

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American Redstart (female)

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Killdeer

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Spotted Sandpiper surrounded by Least Sandpipers

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A few other things caught my eye as well.

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Shelf Fungi

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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

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Silver-spotted Skippers

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Cotton-tail Rabbit

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White-tailed Deer (female)

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

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Thanks so much for hanging in there through all those!!

I’ll wrap up with a family portrait. 😊

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Canada Geese family portrait

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Our RV wheels have rolled, where are we next and what birds & wildlife have I seen?  😉

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