"A photograph is neither taken nor seized by force. It offers itself up. It is the photo that takes you. One must not take photos."
― Henri Cartier-Bresson
Pheasant Branch Prairie
All of this took place today, but the muggles didn't see it.
Geothlypis trichas
Geothlypis trichas
Tyrannus tyrannus
Spinus tristis
Empidonax traillii
Penstemon grandiflorus
Penstemon grandiflorus
Tragopogon dubius
Spizella pusilla
Lupinus perennis
Rosa arkansana
Tradescantia ohiensis
Vanessa cardui
Pheasant Branch, Dane, Wisconsin, US
May 30, 2016 6:30 AM - 8:45 AM
48 species
Mallard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
All images © 2016 Mike McDowell