Saturday, April 27, 2013

Fishing

What better way to spend a warm day than fishing!
Bullfog tadpole Rick caught by hand in the shallows
Ryan caught this little Garter Snake

Matt E's first fish of 2013! -Bullhead Catfish
Rick accidentally snagged this huge Buffalo Carp with a lure! He thought he was dragging the bottom until it started to fight back.


Ryan's first fish of 2013! - Bullhead Catfish
Ryan also caught this little locust, but released it to this twig.

Another of Rick's little Bullheads

Friday, April 26, 2013

1st Fish of the Year


Rick's first fish of 2013! - Bullhead Catfish.
Erin's first fish of 2013! - Bullhead Catfish

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Rick and I have only seen a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker once before, in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  This is our first time spotting one in Iowa.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Barred Owl

This Barred Owl lives in the woods behind my parents house. We normally only hear it at night, but someone nearby had a large fire going and the we think the smoke bothered it enough to get it moving around during the day.  

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Friday, April 5, 2013

Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper
This little guy spends the winter hanging out in the midwest with gangs of Nuthatch and Downy Woodpeckers. They're so well camouflaged we only ever spot them when they move.