Washburn’s Outdoor Journal

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.    The redhead is one of my favorite ducks. I know. I say that about a lot of ducks. But when it comes to redheads; I really mean it. All things considered, […]

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. When Pursuing the World’s Ficklest Fowl, You Just Never Know What’s Going to Happen The phone didn’t ring until late afternoon. It was my friend, Curt Stille calling with the latest, most

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.  WINTER STORM UMA MARCH 23 & 24, 2018     Promises. Promises. Promises. After a full season of hyping those great big winter snow storms that never ever materialized, the Weather Channel

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved. Sometimes the Simplest Methods are the Best “Can I get you anything?” the guy behind the Fareway meat counter asked. Stopping my cart, I replied, “No thanks,” and then mentioned that we

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.We’ve all heard how one rotten apple can spoil the whole barrel. That’s kind of the way it is with sparrows. Imported from Great Britain during the 1800s, the house sparrow [also called

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   Iowa is well known for its late season, often-spectacular March snowstorms. This year proved no exception when, on March 5th and 6th, anywhere from four to seven inches of heavy, wet

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.   Widespread and abundant, cottontail rabbits are an important component of Iowa’s natural food chain. I’m an active member of that chain. I love finding, chasing, and consuming rabbits. White, light and

Photography courtesy of Lowell Washburn, all rights reserved.     The swift and powerful group of raptors collectively known as goshawks reside in forested habitats across much of the planet. The northern goshawk is the subspecies nesting in northern North