May 17, 2016

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.                 The spring migration of blue-winged teal through Iowa is one of my favorite outdoor events.  Teal are rarely at rest during spring migration; courtship flights

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.  A nearly impenetrable fortress of mature oak, wild grape, and dense gooseberry has helped to keep Bill’s pond a well-kept secret. Small but mighty, the shallow wetland is barely twenty yards in