Twin Cities Suburban Wildlife

Beautiful weather again this weekend. Found some of the usual suspects.

Deer

Trumpeter Swans

Northern Flicker (like a woodpecker)

Squirrel

Great Blue Heron in the leaves

Two Hairy Woodpeckers

Downy Woodpecker - showing both sides of his head

Canada Goose

Hooded Mersangers

Turkey

Bloomington

Yet another beautiful sunny Sunday, reaching 70F (21C). Walked by the Minnesota River and in Hyland Park and saw some now familiar wildlife.

Downy Woodpecker in the rising sun

Coypu swimming through the mist

Blue Jay

Dirty Mallard

Red-tailed Hawk a long way away

Still plenty of Canada Geese around - diving for food

Wood Lake Nature Center (2)

Another beautiful morning. "Catch" of the day: these Pelicans migrating through Minnesota on their way south.



A Chickadee


Blue-winged Teal


Squirrel


Red-bellied Woodpecker


Great Blue Heron


Hooded Mersanger

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (3)

Deer in the early morning mist


Red-tailed Hawk, also through the mist unfortunately

Cardinal

Great Blue Herons

American Robin

Trumpeter Swans

Cormorant


...bored of posing


Canada Geese flight training

Asunción, Paraguay

Quick visit from São Paulo to Asunción, capital of Paraguay under beautiful Spring skies and 32-33C. Most of these photos were taken on Sunday but even on Saturday it was very quiet!

Cathedral


Plaza Uruguaya




Cabildo - former centre of government


Panteón de los Héroes - closed for restoration unfortunately


Old railway station



Casa de la Independencia - where independence was declared


Protected by SAP...


Thought it was supposed to be Spring here?