[mou-net] My time wi th a famil y of Great Grays—vid eo/photos Aitkin Cou nty

Kim Risen discovered this nest of Great Grays in Aitkin County in early June and he was gracious enough to share his find with me. I made four trips to the nest site. Here are my favorite photos and a video showing owlets and their antics. http://thephotonaturalist.com p.s. Kim and

[mou-net] Bathing Banded (?) R-t Hummingbird/Washington Co,.

Hi All— On my blog this noon I posted photos of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird bathing at Funky Gardens nursery in Washington Co. (just north of William O’Brian State Park. In the last of three photos, the bird appears to be banded. Does anyone know of a researcher banding hummingbirds in the area?

[mou-net] new exhibit at Bell Museum ---Birds DNA: Biodiversity and Mountain Islands

Birders There is a new exhibit at the Bell that I saw today. (The Bell Museum is on Church St U Ave on the UM Mpls campus.) It is only one room but it is very interesting. Dr Bob Zink and a Russian colleague have been doing DNA research on 35 species of birds found in the Caucasus Mts of