Dakota Region

North Dakota



North Dakota is the least visited state in the United States.  Many people heading east to west or west to east will go through South Dakota to see Mt. Rushmore.  Please look at the photographs in the tabs above to see what can be seen in North Dakota.


This western meadowlark saw the sharp-tailed grouse fighting at their lek and decided to join the combat.


Snowy owls can be seen occassionally during the winter and early spring in North Dakota and are a good reason to venture into the rural during the bleak cold days.


Badgers are common in North Dakota but I have rarely seen them, usually the badger quickly crosses the road ahead of me and disappears in the brush.  The are more likely to be seen in prairie regions.  When they move, they look like a walking rug because their body shape is so, so flat.  They dig a den to rest during the day and rarely use the den twice, constantly on the move.  Finding this badger out during the day was a treat.

References at Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library


Wheeler, Brian K, Raptors of Western North America, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2003


Heintzelman, Donald S, The Migrations of Hawks, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana 1986


Leydet, Francois, The Coyote: Defiant Songdog of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1997


Wingspan


10 foot Wingspan!


American White Pelican

Oliver County, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- May 10, 2020



6 to 7.5 foot Wingspan!


Bald Eagle

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 16, 2020



7.5 foot Wingspan!


Whooping Crane

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 18, 2020



4.6 foot Wingspan!


Great Horned Owl

Oliver County, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- May 6, 2020



3 foot Wingspan!


White-faced Ibis

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 10, 2020



2021 Photos


Frost New Year

Burleigh County, North Dakota

January 1, 2021



Porcupine

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

January 28, 2021



Wild Turkey

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

March 19, 2021



Wild Turkey

Burleigh County, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- March 22, 2021



Camouflage!


Desert Cottontail

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

April 29, 2021



Bond of Love!


Red Dog Baby Bison and Mom

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

May 5, 2021



Breakfast!


Red Dog Baby Bison and Mom

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

May 15, 2021



Rarely Seen!


Mink

Burleigh County, North Dakota

October 11, 2021



Shaking after Bathing!


Mink

Burleigh County, North Dakota

October 11, 2021



Bison Mom Nursing her Babe as Harvest Moon set before Sunrise!


American Bison

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota


Photo of the Day- September 10, 2022

Photo of the Month- September 2022


An Oddball Photo by an Oddball Photographer September 10, 2022

What are the odds of seeing an American Bison mom nursing her babe as the moon set before sunrise in Theodore Roosevelt National Park? Once in this old photographer's lifetime! It was 32 degrees with frost on the windshield but the sight of a mom taking care of her baby in the frosty morning warmed the heart!