Some birds and flowers.

[captainshane]

I had the day off today so I drove over to Whitewater State Park. There were yellow-rumped warblers everywhere! It was a cold, cloudy and windy day but I survived. It's always nice to get out.

The backside of a osprey

and given the opportunity, I will take a picture of the UGLY!

I do not have a Minnesota wildflower book so I have no idea what these next 2 flowers are. Any help would be great. Thanks.

[reinhard1]

like that fuzzy stuff on the flowers. cool pictures. good luck.

[finnbay]

That first yellow rump that has you spotted is a very cool shot, and my fave!

[gatorhunter]

The first flower is Manitoba's Provincial flower, the Prairie Crocus (Anemone patens). The second flower escapes me at the moment.

[Canon Guy]

That's a really nice set of images! The first one is my favorite.

[Steve Foss]

Both yellow-rumpeds are top notch environmental portraits in sweet muted light. The second with the bonus berry is nice, but for me the first is the greater composition. I wouldn't crop a single pixel out of the existing comp. If it were mine I'd just print, mat, frame and brag about it.

First flower is a pasqueflower (Anemone patens). Second is a round-lobed hepatica (Hepatica americana or Anemone americana).

[captainshane]

Thanks for the comments and id of the flowers. I did some more research last night and the pasque flower is also the South Dakota state flower.

Thanks again,

Shane

[eyeguy 54]

Love the yellow rump. was one here all day but toooo cloudy.

[MN Shutterbug]

That first yellow rump that has you spotted is a very cool shot, and my fave!

What he said.

[Dbl]

Some real nice work!