One unexpected treat during my recent Minnesota sojourn was a pair of cooperative Rough-legged Hawks in the nearby state park. Normally a very uncooperative bird, I was lucky to get a couple of close encounters.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, STATE PARK, FRONTENAC, MINNESOTA
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
BEARDED TURKEY
Plenty of wild turkey in the region. I was fortunate to catch this strutting Tom in brilliant colour.