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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#Birds Marsh Stalker. Green Heron. Central Mn.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#Birds Edge of the Marsh. Green Heron. Central Mn.

Green Heron standing on a bank near water.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#Birds Green Heron finds breakfast in the Lily Pads

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#Birds. A Green Heron pauses among the lily pads, perfectly still and watching the water

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#macro #Flowers Golden Geometry: The Hidden Starburst of a Bird's-foot Trefoil

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#Birds A beautiful Barred Owl keeping a watchful eye on the forest from its perch. One of their coolest traits is their unmistakable call, often described as sounding like, “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#Macro Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, captured upside down as it stalks its prey, a small, red aphid nymph clinging to the plant stem

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#Birds Female Belted Kingfisher. Central Mn.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#Birds A Green Heron stretches to its limit, striking through the lily pads in pursuit of its next meal.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#Macro Went to Sherburne National Wildlife refuge in MN for this shot. A Goldenrod Soldier Beetle with Nikon d500 using a Tamron SP 90mm f2,6 Macro lens. SS 1/800 sec. Aperture =11, ISO 250. Single Shot.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#Birds A Cedar Waxwing pauses in the warm evening light, showing off its sleek crest, black mask, and bright yellow-tipped tail.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#Birds A Green Heron waits patiently among the marsh grasses, perfectly still and ready to strike.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#Birds A juvenile **Pied-billed Grebe** glides across the marsh, its striped face reflected in the calm water.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#Birds Golden Beginnings: A Young Baltimore Oriole Finds Its Footing

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#Birds A Dickcissel soaking up the summer sun.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#Birds Sandhill Crane enjoying a little snack.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#Birds The Marsh’s Silent Sentinel- The Great Blue Heron. Central Mn.

Great Blue Heron standing on a fallen tree in a marsh.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#Birds Small bird, big attitude—an Eastern Kingbird keeping watch from a summer milkweed perch.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#Birds Eastern Kingbird taken near sundown in Central Mn.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#Birds A little one learning the wetlands, one careful step at a time.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#Birds Morning traffic, Sandhill Crane edition.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#Birds Unlike many birds, Turkey Vultures have an exceptional sense of smell, which they use to locate food from over a mile away

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#Birds About an hour after sunrise I was able to watch this Sandhill Crane family for about 20 minutes walk across a shallow pond. The young one (called a colt) always stayed between his parents. Nature's mirror gives an interesting look.

Two adult Sandhill cranes with a colt in between. Their reflection in the water they are walking in.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#Birds Killdeer are known for faking injuries, specifically a "broken wing display," to lure predators away from their ground nests.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#Birds Trumpeter Swan with cygnets, and (likely?) a Black Tern flying in the background. The bird was harassing the swans for quite some time. They kept ducking when the tern dove at them. I think I saw one goose mutter the F word.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#Birds For some reason I always been accomplished when I am able to get an animal with its prey in the air between his (In this case) upper and lower beak. This Great Blue Heron was hungry.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#Birds Great Blue Heron with a minnow in its bill.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#Birds American White Pelicans can have wingspans around 9 feet, making them one of the largest flying birds in North America.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#Birds Savannah Sparrow. It gets its name from Savannah, Georgia, where famed ornithologist Alexander Wilson collected the very first scientific specimen in 1811.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#Birds Tree Swallow . They are highly aerial birds that feed on flying insects and nest in tree cavities or man-made nest boxes.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#Birds Sandhill Cranes are known to be monogamous breeders and often travel in pairs or large family groups.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

#Birds A mother Trumpeter swan with her cygnets

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#Birds A Black tern grabbed a minnow for breakfast. They are highly agile marsh birds known for hovering and swooping down to pluck small fish, minnows, or aquatic insects right off the surface of the water without fully diving.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#Birds Yellow Warblers are active foragers, known to move quickly along branches and twigs. I took over 40 pictures trying to get this one they were jumping branch to branch. I was standing in the middle of a dirt road spinning in circles trying to catch up.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#Birds Song Sparrow. They are known for their varied and melodious songs, which typically feature three clear notes followed by trills and buzzes.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#Birds Gray Catbird. They are named for their call, which sounds remarkably like the "mew" of a cat.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#Birds Eastern Kingbird. They’re common in Minnesota in open areas, fields, marsh edges, roadsides, and near water. They often perch out in the open and fly out to catch insects.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#Birds I was facing the opposite direction taking a picture of a Great Blue Heron. When I turned around this one was about 15 feet from me zooming by. I had to lean waaaaayyyy back to try and get the whole bird in the picture, not quite succeeding but posting worthy regardless.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

#Birds. While majestic, the Great Blue Heron are adept at navigating fast-flowing water and rock-hopping to find optimal fishing spots near dams or river bends. This one is just downstream of a dam near Little Falls, Mn.

Great Blue Heron on a rock with fast moving water surrounding it.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

#Birds Blue-winged Teal. Central Mn. No wind and lots of wildlife makes picture taking a lot of fun near the water.

Blue-winged Teal duck with its reflection on the water.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

#Birds. It may not seem like it, because seeing a Sora takes some effort, but the Sora is the most abundant and widespread rail in North America. Picture taken in Central Mn.

Sora on water with reflection on the bottom.

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

#Birds Blue Winged Teal. They are long-distance migrants, with some traveling over 1,000 miles non-stop to wintering grounds in Central and South

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Rick Jackson @mets9999.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

#Birds This Sandhill Crane was digging around the mud with his beak. To be honest he looks a little badass this way.

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