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? 😉
