zach occasionally photographs woodland creatures
mostly in northern minnesota
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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
all images © copyright zach fredin, 2020-2021