Birds and Nature Photography
Hey, Bird, What Are You Waiting For?
April Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Reflect”
Double the pleasure, both times around.
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in western Wisconsin features habitats that attract various birds and other animals. The riverside sanctuary features meadows and prairies, an oak savanna, hardwood forests, and wetlands.
On each visit, it’s common to see large birds like Bald Eagles, Sandhill Cranes, American Pelicans, Trumpeter Swans, and Great Egrets. In spring and summer, smaller birds, such as Eastern Phoebes, Palm Warblers, and American Redstarts decorate the foliage.
Picture this: a Belted Kingfisher, with striking blue and white plumage, darts over the water, its keen eyes scanning the surface for any sign of prey. This is a common sight at Trempealeau.
Each time I enter the refuge, I pass slowly and silently through the backwaters of the Mississippi River. If I am lucky, as I look to the right, a multicolored Green Heron will stand perched on a log.
But on one visit to the refuge, an immature Black-crowned Night-Heron stood still on the lucky log. Its reflection in the water perfectly mirrored the actual bird.
