Dakota Reflections
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!