Step Into My World of Nature Photography!
While it might have been a moment since my last post, this blog is where I share my passion for the wild, offer photography tips, and document the incredible natural world around us. Don’t miss exploring the library for deeper dives and valuable resources – and stay tuned, more stories are on the way!
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The Mississippi River
This post isn’t about Palmer Lake, but about the Mississippi River. A interesting fact about Shingle Creek, is that it starts outs as Eagle Lake then goes into Eagle creek then the creek splits in to two, that are called Bass Creek and Shingle Creek. Then Shingle Creek goes through Palmer Lake and flows into
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Great Blue Heron
Yesterday, I found a great blue heron at Shingle Creek. Great blue herons can be up to four and a half feet tall. They nest in trees that are twenty to sixty feet up high from the ground. Herons and egrets are solidarity feeders, they also spend most of their time alone, when they are
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Woodpeckers
I found this downy woodpecker on August 30th resting on a tree. The downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker at Palmer Lake. What is an interesting fact is for all woodpeckers is that their tongue is wrapped around the brain to help them from damaging it when they’re pecking. There is a woodpecker that looks
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Raptors at Palmer Lake
If you don’t know what a raptor is, it is a bird of prey. I found this bald eagle on a power pole on August 29th. Bald eagles are a rare and interesting bird that was on the verge of extinction in 1978. There is a pair of them at Palmer Lake and you can
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Insects at Palmer Lake
I found a wasp pollinating this garden yellow rocket flower at East Palmer Lake park today. There are so many kinds of flowers and unique insects at Palmer Lake. Here is a bunch of sunflowers at the Lake. What I found on one of my walks around the lake, is that I got to snap
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Great Egret
Great Egret found on Shingle Creek near 69th Ave N. We found this egret at the end of our walk, along with a green heron and a large carp hanging out near the sand bank. Great Egrets are one of many birds who nests on trees building a platform. They live in Minnesota until fall
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