Trumpeter swan-flapping-6240 Swan Park, Monticello, MN. The swans were congregated closely. I was happy to make this angelic image of one swan who distanced himself a bit from the “pack” swans-in-flight-6028 The sky was gray for most of the time I spent photographing swans in Monticello, making photography with pretty colors challenging. However, I tend [...]
Cedar Waxwings – MN trip
Cedar-Waxwings-6868 Cedar Waxwing feeding juvenile. I saw the waxwings the day before after photographing the icy shores of the North Shore Minnesota on Lake Superior. This day I was delighted to have the waxwings hang out awhile. I was further delighted to see that though each bird was certainly enjoying the berries for him or [...]
Photography Opportunity. Photograph trumpeter swans for a good cause
When I photographed trumpeter swans last weekend I had no idea that there was such a story behind the swans. The swans were hunted to elimination in Minnesota in the 1880s. Plans to bring them back to native Minnesota started in 1977 and in the 1980s, 100 years AFTER the swans had dissappeared, plans were [...]
The Swan Lady & the Trumpeter Swans – Monticello MN
An early morning start and a 6 hour drive joined me with four friends and others in a small area along the Mississippi River to photograph trumpeter swans. I could hear them as I parked my car, their voices constantly squacking at one another. The light was the typical Midwest winter gray shade but the [...]





