by astankevitz | May 27, 2020 | Blog
For the past few years now we’ve had a pair of Red-Tailed Hawks that have nested nearby and last year they appeared to have one chick that prematurely fledged from its nest probably due to black flies. It couldn’t fly and occasionally would hear it calling...
by astankevitz | Mar 28, 2020 | Blog
Last autumn a pair of Carolina Wrens showed up in our front yard. This was the second year that they did so but the first year they disappeared before winter took hold. This winter however was different as the male stayed put throughout the winter and is now singing...
by astankevitz | Feb 29, 2020 | Blog
Last summer a pair of bald eagles decided to build a nest in a dead cottonwood in our valley. Since then, they’ve been maintaining the nest and about a week ago they began incubating eggs. I’m a bit concerned about the structural integrity of this tree,...
by astankevitz | Jul 4, 2019 | Blog
This morning I was in search of some cat mint behind our house (for our feline purrrsuasions) when out of the corner of my eye, I saw the figure of what appeared to be a serpentine of a different kind. Snakes are a fairly common experience in our neck of the woods but...
by astankevitz | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog
On the same trip to photograph the Common Loons, we were traveling down the length of the lake when we saw what appeared to be some kind of merganser with chicks crossing in the glare of the midday sun. It appeared to be too large for a Hooded Merganser which we...
by astankevitz | Jun 30, 2019 | Blog
I had an opportunity recently to photograph Common Loons in Northern Wisconsin thanks to my friend Mory. It appears that this year’s excessive rainfall has taken a toll on loon nests. Last year this same lake had six active nests while this year, we were only...
