Wisconsin wildlife.

 Painted turtle.

 Juvenile Green heron.

 Eastern? Garter snake.

Bluegill.

Fawn Lake Flora & Fauna

 Unidentified tiny frog.

 A new dawn.

I wonder why water lily leaves are red below?

Loon with half grown chick. Fawn Lake, WI. Aug.14, 2015.

The chick was very good at hiding behind the adult.

Common Loon, Fawn Lake, Aug.14, 2015.

 It was a real treat to be this close to one of my favorite birds, in such a beautiful place.

LOONS UP CLOSE. Common Loon. Aug. 14.

 As I paddled out I heard loons calling then one flying overhead, circling and finally landing on the lake. Perhaps it was the mate of the adult with a half grown chick that I saw later.

Fawn Lake, Wisconsin, Aug.14.

 Dawn on the lake.

 Egg mass attached to lilly stems.

St. Croix River at the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2015

 We only made one stop in the natural world. At the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin the St. Croix River looked like it would be a great one to canoe from further north.

Bismarck interlude, Aug. 12, 2015.

 A beautiful Bison sculpture on the State capitol grounds. Shaggy fur is made of rebar.

 Fox squirrel.

 Mandan village mural in ND Heritage Center Museum.

 Reconstructed ceremonial pithouse at Slant Village, Mandan, ND.

Northern Leopard frog, Missouri river.

South Dakota to North Dakota, Aug. 12.

 The passing of an age, SD. 8/12.

 The Grand River, Standing Rock Reservation, SD.

The Missouri River (side channel) at Mandan, ND.

South Dakota 8/11-12

 Sharp-tailed grouse, near Maurine, SD. 8/11.

 Prairie sunrise. Maurine, SD. 8/12.

 Sunflower power, SD. 8/12.

GREAT PLAINS crossing, August '15.

 Nebraska, 8/11.

 Bison herd near Crawford, NE. 8/11.

 Sharp-tailed grouse, near Mud Butte, NE. 8/11.

 Painted turtle crossing highway, NE. 8/11.

Painted turtle.

Overland into the Great Plains, Aug. 9 - 12

 Swainsen's hawk, San Luis Valley, CO. 8/9.

 Nighthawk, San Luis Valley, CO. 8/9.

 Northeast Colorado, 8/10

 Meriden, Wyoming, 8/10

Swainsen's, WY. 8/11.