minnesota wildlife

It was wonderful to be home over Thanksgiving and enjoy the nature, the lake and the coming winter.

One morning 14 loons (Minnesota's state bird!) swam past our house through the fog on the lake, and another morning we saw a bald eagle.

Here is the lake on one particularly beautiful frosted morning...



Then, a few days ago THIS MOUNTAIN LION was shot a mile or two from our house in Northern Iowa. We thought we had one (or more) around but it's still scary to find out we really did (or do) and just how BIG they can be (or are). Shiver...