Lots of positive and exciting things going on in Sax-Zim Bog! Sparky spends some time with the Evening Grosbeak researchers David and Mallory as they track the birds with satellite transmitters. We also enjoy one last look at the beautiful white male Snowy Owl that graced Sax-Zim with its presence for a few weeks before ..read more

In 2016 Arjan Dwarshuis of the Netherlands visited Duluth & Sax-Zim Bog in Minnesota during his quest to see more birds around the world in one year than anyone else. And Sparky guides him on a wonderfully productive day in 2016 (December 15). They add 16 species to Arjan’s Big Year including Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal ..read more

Sparky shares his Top Ten most memorable experiences from bird photography trips and wildlife photography expeditions in 2023. Plus there is a bonus “Most Memorable Moment” at the conclusion ..read more

Sparky’s TOP 10 2023 Bird & Wildlife photos; Bird photography, wildlife photography, Texas, Minnesota, Florida, North Dakota ..read more

Bjorn surprised me when he said he wanted to go do some wildlife photograpy with me. You bet! So we went out to photograph ducks in Duluth in December (How’s that for alliteration?!). We went to a local cemetery where there are always a bunch of Mallards (and one Black Duck). He did great ..read more

Public comments are being accepted until November 24, 2023 on the possibility of Wild (Feral) Horses being eliminated or severely reduced in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Go to WildLandsWildHorses.com for details Comments are being accepted at  parkplanning.nps.gov (search “Theodore Roosevelt”) These are the comments I made to the National Park Service: “I am from the ..read more

Sparky and Ryan travel west to Teddy Roosevelt National Park in mid October for some wildlife photography. And the wildlife is abundant! Coyotes, Wild Horses, Bison, Pronghorn, Mule Deer, Sharp-tailed Grouse and more. Part 1. Clear skies create opportunity for backlit shots and other creative images ..read more

I find some cool things in this episode of Virtually Live from Sax-Zim Bog. Snow Buntings and Pine Siskins have arrived from the north. Then I run across a bizarre sight…A Muskrat is chasing a Wood Duck around a Beaver pond!. Later a Great Gray Owl flies over my van and into the bog so ..read more

In part 2 of Sparky’s Florida Bird Adventure he travels from Jupiter to Miami and inland to find some amazing birds in interesting locations: Jonathon Dickinson State Park—Florida Scrub Jays, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Brown-headed Nuthatches. J.W. Corbett WMA—Bachman’s Sparrow, Swallow-tailed Kite family,  Grassy Waters Preserve—a very close Snail Kite catching 3 apple snails Vista View Park—17 ..read more

May 16, 2023 I head down to Crex Meadows Wildlife Area near Grantsburg, Wisconsin to search for my Lifer Olympia Marble butterfly. I also stumble upon one of the most beautiful turtles in North America…the Blanding’s Turtle (which promptly “mauls” me ? Vesper and Grasshopper sparrows are singing, along with Eastern Towhees, Trumpeter Swans and ..read more