All of Nature

 Giant Swallowtails are new residents of Minnesota.  They are the largest butterfly in North America, and a few used to migrate north into...

 This Ruby-throated Hummingbird has been feeding every day lately from the Trumpet Vine off my deck. This is either a female or a young bi...

 In my native plant garden recently I found these very attractive eggs on the underside of a swamp milkweed leaf.  I thought they were som...

 Monarch Butterflies are one of the best known butterflies in Minnesota.  Many people grow milkweed and protect milkweed plants, on which ...

 The beginning of real spring is here when the Hepatica start to bloom.  They are the first wildflowers to bloom in my backyard along with...

This very rare Ivory Gull has been seen at Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota for a few weeks and has attracted a lot of attention.  I was th...

Great Horned Owls did their pair bonding last December and January and began laying eggs in their nests in February here in the Minneapoli...