Most folks think the Moose Rut begins towards the middle of September, but I have found by the middle of August the boys are following the girls! My trailcams are located in the Nature Conservancy Sand Lake / 7 Beavers Wilderness Preserve … specifically the Greenwood area of northeastern Minnesota. In the video you will see Ma and Pa Moose! The trailcam recorded the interaction on August 17th … much earlier than classic expectations! (video link for email blog subscribers)
The fall bird migration is definitely underway. Hawk Ridge naturalists are counting hawks (and the birdsong listening device is ID’ing birds). Migration is difficult for all birds, but songbirds have the additional issue that raptors are trying to catch and eat them. From the last two days …
Merlin at Stony Point
Broad-Winged Hawk at Greenwood Creek
The Movie! (video link for blog email subscribers)
I first saw these two moose calves and their mom three months ago. It was obvious at the time that the calves had only been recently born. Now three months later the moose family has only moved about two miles, and the youngsters are getting big!
And now from yesterday evening … (video link for blog email subscribers)