Blue Skies and Open water

Looking forward to opening weekend of fishing?  Lets hope the ice goes out on the lake before then.  Here is a look forward (hopefully) to blue sky and open water.

Blue Skies of the Northwoods

Blue Skies of the Northwoods

Blue Skies of the Northwoods

Common Loon

Everyone seems to love the loons, these shots were taken and various times during the spring and summer.  I didn't get any shots of the babies this year because apparently their weren't any on the lake that we frequent.  Hopefully next year some of the little guys will make it.

Common Loon

Common Loon

Common Loon

Common Loon

July Frogs 2012

These were taken in July.  The first 2 shots are bull frogs (i think) and the last 3 are Leopard Frogs.  I really like the green ones, they are fun to shoot but a little harder to find.

Wisconsin Bull Frog

Wisconsin Bull Frog

Wisconsin Leopard Frog

Wisconsin Leopard Frog

Wisconsin Leopard Frog

Water Lillies of Summer

A look back at the lovely water lilles - which are all gone now.  A few facts about them, Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called water lilies and live in freshwater areas in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains eight genera. There are about 70 species of water lilies around the world.

Water Lilly

Water Lilly

Water Lilly

Water Lilly

Summer Osprey nesting

I look back at the Ospreys nest this past summer. 

Osprey flying to it's nest

Osprey nest

Osprey nest

Osprey nest

Butterfly

Butterfly

Butterfly

Butterfly

Flying American Bald Eagle

Here are some shots of the American Bald Eagle flying high in the sky over the great Northwoods.

American Bald Eagle

American Bald Eagle

American Bald Eagle

American Bald Eagle