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]
Prairie Potholes are incredible waterfowl production areas [April; Douglas County, Minnesota]
European Oystercatcher [July; Iceland]
European Golden Plover [July; Iceland]
Fall warbler [August; Park Point, Duluth, Minnesota]
female duck [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]
Field Sparrow eggs are sky blue [June; 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)
![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)
![European Oystercatcher [July; Iceland]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-m2K3trC/0/ff05a420/S/Eurasian%20Oystercatcher%20Iceland-Sparky%20IMG_2773-S.jpg)
![European Golden Plover [July; Iceland]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-rfW3C5S/0/6d63a695/S/European%20Golden%20Plover%20Iceland%20IMG_2184-S.jpg)
![Fall warbler [August; Park Point, Duluth, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-xNFVhcT/0/f50e44ac/S/fall%20warbler%20Park%20Point%20Duluth%20MN%20IMG_001616-S.jpg)
![female duck [September; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-zKJ88jk/0/cb93cf13/S/female%20duck%2C%20Yellowstone%20284_8448-S.jpg)
![Field Sparrow eggs are sky blue [June; Douglas County, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Birds-to-sort/i-cG2VjGB/0/2f5d8e76/S/Field%20Sparrow%20nest%20Douglas%20Co%2C%20MN%20213_1375-S.jpg)