Paul Hettenhaus

Thank you!

Canada geese and goslings, last spring at Horicon Marsh

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Migrating waterfowl numbered in the hundreds as the ice receded on the south end of the lake. Looking east from Frazier Point, Lake Winnebago.

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Sunset
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Northern harrier hawks, female and male at Horicon Marsh
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Thank you Glenn!

Well it's Wednesday so let's wood duck... 👀😁

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Trumpeter swan, sometimes they fly surprisingly close, so close that you can hear every wingbeat.

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Common goldeneye ducks, Frazier Point, Lake Winnebago
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Early arrival, male red-winged blackbird, his calling and red epaulet flashing will intensify as more males arrive. Males arrive well before females to reserve nesting sights.

Trumpeter swans, Horicon Marsh.

Trumpeter swans flying right over me after a running takeoff on the ice at Horicon Marsh.

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Morning after blood moon... 😉 Tuesday morning blood moon was hidden by clouds so I had to settle for the Wednesday morning after blood moon capture.
#photography #moon #nightsky #wisconsin #nowar

Red-tailed hawk with a cottontail rabbit, there were two hawks feeding on this catch, both looked like they already had full crops.
#raptor #hawk #birds #photography #nature #wildlife #wisconsin #birdofprey

Female/male northern cardinal
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Short-eared owl
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Trumpeter swans are once again in the air over Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

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Rooster ring-necked pheasant, non-native to North America, they were introduced as game birds for hunting. Every year thousands are released, both hens and roosters. Some will survive and may even produce offspring.
#birds #pheasant #nature #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlife #wisconsin

Common mergansers

Common mergansers winging it over the cattails at Horicon Marsh.
#waterfowl #ducks #merganser #wetlands #photography #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wisconsin

Clear sky moon capture from a couple years ago. Fingers crossed for a clear sky March 3rd for the next lunar/blood moon eclipse.

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Redhead ducks on Lake Winnebago

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American tree sparrow

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Greater scaup/bluebill

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Early migration arrivals, trumpeter swans circling over the ice on Lake Winnebago, they landed on the ice near a large number of ducks and geese but didn't stay long.

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Canvasback ducks at a small area of open water on Lake Winnebago. A little early for migration but we're having warmer than normal temperatures.

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Male northern cardinal

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I watched this male kestrel as it flew over a roadside ditch, dropped down, and flew up, and perched on a utility line with a vole that it caught.

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