My first snowy owl sighting of the season. Look at those talons!

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I hiked up the ISO because it was late in the day and dark and rainy when I took this photo.

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Yesterday they were still in their nest, but today they are out in the world for the first time and looking super cute! (Great Horned Owls in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)

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This endangered little shorebird migrates through our area and will sometimes be spotted on the beaches in the beginning of May. So glad to see this guy first found today by my friend Dalibor. Grant Park, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23169506

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Found by my friend Jen. I rushed to Grant Park to see it right after work and there it was! Exactly where she told me to look. What a cooperative little vireo. Not the sharpest image, but I like the way the evening light looks.

Jen's find is a record early for this vireo in Wisconsin.

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