zach occasionally photographs woodland creatures
mostly in northern minnesota
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2025
a northern flicker peeks out of a birch tree
a family of wood ducks paddles by
a hummingbird shelters her nestlings from the rain
a dragonfly flits about over the lake
an eastern kingbird preens on a branch
a northern flicker nestling waits for a meal
a dragonfly rests on a branch
a red-winged blackbird cheeps
tiny hummingbird chicks in their nest
a common merganser floats about
an eastern kingbird sits on her nest
a bald eagle soars overhead
eastern phoebe chicks in their nest
a northern flicker prepares to leave its nest...
... and flaps away flapflapflapflapflap
a mallard with her chicks in the reeds
a northern flicker prepares to visit its nest cavity
a ruby-throated hummingbird in her nest
a mallard with a few chicks
a garter snake finds a sunbeam
a slightly older northern flicker nestling calls for food
a common merganser appears happy
some rock pigeons land on a ledge
a loon guards its nest
2024
two chilly bald eagles at sunrise
a downy woodpecker takes a break from seeking bugs
a juvenile bald eagle looks out from its nest
a ruby-throated hummingbird prepares fresh hummingbirds
two trumpeter swans fly across the lake
two canada geese retrieve their chick from other geese
a song sparrow hops along the bank
it turns out there are two juvenile bald eagles!!
a mayfly flits by on a gentle dusk breeze
a hummingbird chick cranes its neck over its sibling
a least tern with a recently caught minnow
a young red squirrel looks down from a norway pine branch
a cluster of sleepy sandpipers
a dragonfly trapped in a spider's web
a deer at sunrise
a red winged blackbird chirps
a mourning dove examines the air conditioner
2023
two trumpeter swans fly towards the sunset
the trumpeter swans get closer to the sunset
a black-capped chickadee perches on a branch
a cedar waxwing zooms by. neooommm!
a family of recently-dunked merganser chicks glide by
a juvenile eastern phoebe tripod-perches on the dock
a juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird sticks out its tongue...
... twists its head around...
... and tests its wings.
a loon ferries its chick across the lake
a kingbird takes off from a branch and cheeps
a northern flicker perches
a juvenile ruby-throated humming bird scratches its neck
a loon chick tests its fuzzy wings
a well-disguised sparrow (?) munches on a bug
pelicans?? that is a new one
a kingbird lands on the bench
a loon feeds its chick a dragonfly nymph
a ruby-throated hummingbird feeds her chicks
an enormous piliated woodpecker
a mourning dove darts on by
three trumpeter swans cross the lake
a redwing blackbird perches
two sandhill cranes
a turkey vulture lands on a branch as another suns its wings
two piliated woodpeckers look for bugs
a wood duck family sneaks by
a pair of noisy trumpeter swans land on the lake
a fish eyes a drowned dragonfly
a gray fox trots
a pair of spotted sandpipers poof on the dock...
... the sandpipers leave.
a muskrat
a red-veined darter
a loon chick leans back...
... and dunks its head under water.
a ruby-throated hummingbird sits on her nest
a hawk screams from a tree
two hummingbird chicks stacked in a nest
2022
a yellow-bellied sapsucker judges our hummingbird feeder
a house finch
a redwing blackbird stands guard
a bald eagle watches the lake
a female cardinal hops into a dramatic sunbeam
a dragonfly rests on a stick
a loon surfaces near the dock
a swarm of mosquitoes gather on a screen
a great blue heron wades about
a swan preens
a brand-new dragonfly dries its wings
the painted turtles found their ideal log
a pigeon hangs out on the fire escape
2021
a spotted sandpiper stands on the dock
a sizeable wolf spider
a blue jay perches on a norway pine
a damselfly rests after depositing a pile of eggs
a pair of trumpeter swans take off
a gull
a large beaver dives
a downy woodpecker
a trio of wood ducks hide in the reeds
a nighthawk chases after bugs
a family of canada geese
two pairs of buffleheads
a grasshopper
a mallard quacks
a loon with winter plumage
a blue jay peeks out of a clump of norway pine needles
more geese before dawn
a gull with a snack
a common grackle
2020
three fuzzy gray fox kits
a northern flicker and a robin hold an important meeting
a common loon
three ruby-throated hummingbirds discuss the merits of sugar water
a curious young red squirrel
a gaggle of noisy canada geese
an eastern phoebe poofs
a tiger swallowtail butterfly
a rather displeased bald eagle
two gray fox kits take a nap
a ruby-throated hummingbird feeds her hungry chicks
a beaver swims at dusk
a robin works on producing additional robins
two common loons on a fishing trip
a young dragonfly dries its wings
a ruby-throated hummingbird points at something off-camera
a red-breasted nuthatch scampers about on a norway pine
the same curious young red squirrel
a trio of common loons test their wings
a bald eagle visits the moon
a painted turtle hides
a turkey vulture circles overhead
a toad
a gray fox kit
a female red-winged blackbird eats a dragonfly
a garden tiger moth caterpillar
a robin with three chicks
a pearl crescent butterfly lands on a buttercup
an eastern phoebe examines a power line
a large dragonfly rests on a stick
several gray fox kits
a forest tent caterpillar
another gray fox kit