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	<title>Red Wing Nature Notes</title>
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		<title>Full Thunder Moon and More</title>
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On July 25th, we were treated to a spectacular full moon over Rattlesnake bluff known by the Native Americans as the full thunder moon because this is the time of the year we can expect thunderstorms.  This certainly has been the case as frequent rains have brought a bumper crop of mosquitoes in our backyard.


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		<title>More than Twins</title>
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We are well into summer. It&#8217;s like a rainforest out there. Tree limbs hang low with moisture from frequent rains. Vines of woodbine and wild grapes grow thick and lush. I know this mainly because I see it from the window of my car as I drive down the gravel road from our house and eventually  to work.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mid-Summer Colors Along Wacouta&#8217;s Rattlesnake Bluff Trail</title>
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The recent abundant rains have not only produced a bumper crop of hungry mosquitoes in our yard, but on the positive side an abundance of colorful wildflowers and butterflies along the new trail.  When fighting with mosquitoes becomes too much of a challenge, I opt out for a bike ride on the nearby trail.  Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Success Story</title>
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Can you imagine observing a bird of prey diving through the air at speeds approaching 220 mph. and plucking a duck or pigeon out of midair?  That experience might have been possible along the Mississippi river in the Red Wing area until the 1950&#8217;s or early 60&#8217;s.  During that period of time, the widespread use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nature&#8217;s Beauty and Reality Continued</title>
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Since the first of May, there has been a remarkable symphony of beautiful bird calls emanating from our backyard.  Actually beginning April 30th, that musical gift has been led by a short series of rich, clear, whistled notes of the Baltimore Oriole.  For many years, we have encouraged their participation by providing sugar water syrup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last year &#8211; around now</title>
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I haven&#8217;t been so good about writng blog posts, but I caught this rooster pheasant running through the back yard the other day and thought he was worth sharing. I also saw a brood of very small turkeys that could already fly this weekend. The fireflies are out in increasing numbers every night. A couple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nature&#8217;s Beauty And Reality</title>
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As we move closer to the summer solstice, the landscape is changing with a new array of wildflowers and unusual activity.  In our backyard, the predominant color is now provided by the white ox-eye daisy which is native to Europe and was introduced into North America.  It is also sometimes referred to as the moon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspired Again</title>
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This past week, I had the wonderful experience of being inspired for the second time in ten days.  The occasion was a six day canoeing/camping trip into the BWCA with Tony and Marc Vogel and Jim Isensee who just happens to be 85 years young.  After all, how many people of this age do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspired</title>
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This morning Friday May 14th, I had the very pleasant experience to hike up Barn Bluff with two of my former ELC. participants Keri O&#8217;Rourke Marty and Lisa Marty.  After several days of cloudy rainy weather, we had a near perfect day to explore a wonderful area right in the heart of Red Wing.  Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More On Morels</title>
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My local outdoor adventures since the last nature notes post of April 25th have involved time on the trout stream and hunting for morel mushrooms. 
 



 

Common spring flowers that I encountered along the stream included the yellow marsh marigolds, blue phlox and several large patches of may apples which are sometimes known as mandrakes.  The nodding, [...]]]></description>
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