Blackbirds rise from a hayfield [October; Carlton County, Minnesota; 1/60 second]
Trumpeter Swans congregate by the hundreds on the Mississippi River below Monticello's nuclear power plant [january; Mississippi River Monticello, Minnesota]
Ducks at sunrise [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]
Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas [April; Douglas County, Minnesota]
![Blackbirds rise from a hayfield [October; Carlton County, Minnesota; 1/60 second]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-5w7VLNX/0/1d6fe531/S/Blackbird%20flock%20blur%20Carlton%20Co%20MN%20IMG_0001197-S.jpg)
![Trumpeter Swans congregate by the hundreds on the Mississippi River below Monticello's nuclear power plant [january; Mississippi River Monticello, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-d445VFT/0/22496c9f/S/Chris%20Gibbs%20Trumpeter%20Swan%20spot%20Miss%20R%20Monticello%20MN%20IMG_1959-S.jpg)
![Trumpeter Swans congregate by the hundreds on the Mississippi River below Monticello's nuclear power plant [january; Mississippi River Monticello, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-85JtKzt/0/5cfc2f5d/S/Chris%20Gibbs%20Yellowstone%20WY%20IMG_2132-S.jpg)
![Trumpeter Swans congregate by the hundreds on the Mississippi River below Monticello's nuclear power plant [january; Mississippi River Monticello, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-72p43Wd/0/eef4cafe/S/Chris%20Trumpeter%20Swan%20spot%20Miss%20R%20Monticello%20MN%20IMG_2090-S.jpg)
![Ducks at sunrise [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-Ssd9R8n/0/c65b47f4/S/Ducks%20at%20sunrise%20IMG_0001225%20%5BSeptember%3B%20Yellowstone%20WY%5D-S.jpg)
![Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas [April; Douglas County, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-h9mDg9j/0/20293c1e/S/ducks%20in%20prairie%20pothole%20marsh%20Douglas%20Co%20MN%20154_5434-S.jpg)