Category Archives: Nature Notes

Road Less Traveled

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Lawrence Wade

Photos and text by Josh Lewandowski and Hue (pronounced Way) Dao. Follow Josh and Hue’s  yearlong adventure:     @joshlewandowski    @hue2go You know the pictures, the ones with high-top econolines, moneyed sprinters, and colored vanagons perched precariously on lonely canyon rims or … Continue reading →

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Going Solo in the BWCA

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Lawrence Wade

Holly Einess has a Biology degree from St. Olaf College and is a Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer. Her dream is for humans to welcome nature into their everyday lives and to live in kinship with their fellow creatures on this … Continue reading →

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Good Use for a Road-kill Deer

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Lawrence Wade

Guest Posting by Dean Hansen. Dean has contributed to Old Naturalist over the years. I noticed a road-killed deer near my land just east into Wisconsin from my home in Stillwater.  I registered the deer online and dragged it onto my … Continue reading →

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The Silence of an Underwater Lake

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Lawrence Wade

Text and photos by Lawrence Wade Over the years, I have learned that our Minnesota lakes are filled with beauty. The silence of the underwater world;  the shapes and colors of fish; the sunlight dancing off the plants are all … Continue reading →

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Sights and Sounds of Spring 2020

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Lawrence Wade

Mid FebruaryI heard my first signs of spring. What birds were calling in the cold? (cardinal and  “fee bee” call  of the chickadee) Mid March – Vole tunnels in the grass as the snow melts. Late MarchPussy Willows in the … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of a Naturalist Artist

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Lawrence Wade

We are lucky to have guest blogger, Nanci Olesen,  share her relationship with nature through art and text. When I first saw Nanci’s work in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article (http://www.startribune.com/will-publish-in-different-format/504165212/), I was touched by the intimacy of her sketches … Continue reading →

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The Cock of the Rock Adventure El gallito de las rocas aventura

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Lawrence Wade

Mindo Cloud Forest, Ecuador. For two days,  we took early morning hikes with our birding guide, Lucia, who pointed out numerous species of tanagers and other birds. El bosque de nubes de mindo, Ecuador. Por dos dias, me esposa y … Continue reading →

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Galapagos: Islas Encantadas

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Editor Note: View all videos on full screen. The Galapagos Islands truly are enchanted, often I felt like I was walking in a dream and wondering whether it was really real. Lawrence Wade I have never been in an area … Continue reading →

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Touch the Sky

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Photos and text by Julie, Jim, Curran Ikhaml, and the Old Naturalist. The town of Luverne is in the Southwestern corner of Minnesota and is a very interesting areas for a naturalists, geologists, and historians.  The Ikhamls take us on … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature Notes, Summer | 5 Comments

Addicted to Whale Watching

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Would you pay $50 to go out on a ship, possibly get seasick, stand in the cold and get soaked for 3 hours, just to get a glimpse of a whale? It turns out there are millions of people a … Continue reading →

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