Winter & Spring 2026 (It’s Mostly Birds)
So, it’s there in the title. I still haven’t found a good place for winter landscape photography. To be fair, I haven’t looked much either, because for both of the winters I’ve been in Minnesota, there’s been almost no snow. I’ve taken some decent photos of dead, brown landscapes in the past, but I’m certainly not motivated to go exploring in the subzero temperatures.
Anyway! These first four images are the only ones from winter. One of them is from the deck of my apartment. Yeah, I didn’t get out much.
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Clifton E. French Regional Park
Forestville State Park
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Trumpeter Swans
Juvenile Bald Eagle
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area
Jay Cooke State Park
Okay so here’s something I never do. I spent a lot of time looking at all these various compositions of the same basic scene. I just couldn’t pick which one I liked, and honestly I have a lot of decision fatigue lately. So I’m leaving the emotional labor of picking the best one up to you. Here’s six versions of the same scene. Enjoy?
Here’s a few other images from Jay Cooke.
