New Activity at a Roadside Wetland
Beaver Activity In my last post, I gave you an update on all the wildlife activity in and around the beaver pond adjacent to Goodhue...
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Bruce Ause
Sep 9, 2019
An Interesting End of Summer
Double Rainbows Since starting Wacouta Nature Notes a couple years ago, I have come to realize that some of my most unusual experiences...
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Bruce Ause
Aug 17, 2019
New and Unusual Wacouta Observations
Resident Canada Geese On the morning of July 29th, I observed our resident flock of Canada geese checking out the bike trail crossing on...
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Bruce Ause
Jul 28, 2019
Amazing Colors and High Water Persists Through July
High Water on Wacouta Pond "Why has the water in Wacouta pond stayed so high for so long?" Without a doubt this has been the most...
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Bruce Ause
Jul 1, 2019
Rattlesnake Bluff Trail Abounds With Stunning Colors
Rattlesnake Bluff and Final Soybean Crop This photo is a reminder to all of us that the soybean crop in this field and two adjoining...
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Bruce Ause
Jun 8, 2019
Spring's Magic
Goose and Goslings For the last two weeks of April and first two weeks of May, folks turning off Highway 61 onto Wacouta Rd. were greeted...
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Bruce Ause
May 20, 2019
Spring Finally Arrives
Pasque Flowers On April 20th, I had the opportunity to celebrate "Earth Day" by participating in an event sponsored by the Friends Of The...
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Bruce Ause
Apr 22, 2019
Only in Minnesota
Pair of Canada Geese After reaching a high temperature of 72 degrees on April 8th, things went downhill remarkably fast. 48 hours later...
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Bruce Ause
Mar 31, 2019
Spring Flood- Could Have Been Worse
Flooded Field This was a most unusual winter with no snow until mid-January allowing for deep frost penetration. This was followed by...
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Bruce Ause
Mar 3, 2019
Be Careful What You Wish For
Sign Along Wacouta Road For the past several years, I have been yearning for a winter featuring snow conditions supportive of a few weeks...
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Bruce Ause
Feb 10, 2019
Winter Survival
Negative 30 With an invitation from our Wacouta neighbor Sue Milbright, I was able to document the coldest temperature recorded in our...
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Bruce Ause
Jan 22, 2019
Current Events and Treasured Memories
Ice Floe Prior to the recent cold snap, there were vast stretches of open water on Lake Pepin with numerous ice flows moving along. Ice...
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Bruce Ause
Jan 5, 2019
Winter Weirdness and Worthy Accolades
Sunrise at the Head of Lake Pepin Ever since mid-November our daily high temperatures have vacillated between the low 20's and high 40's....
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Bruce Ause
Dec 9, 2018
Cloudy Skies and Bird Marvels
Low Clouds Over Lake Pepin If you had the impression the sun took a sabbatical during the month of November, you were probably right. ...
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Bruce Ause
Nov 18, 2018
Late Fall to Early Winter on Speed Dial
Unique Reflection As I mentioned in my last post, the peak of fall colors this year was delayed and very subdued by the unusually cloudy...
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Bruce Ause
Oct 24, 2018
Late Fall Colors
Weather Stick It seems as though our backyard balsam fir weather stick was stuck in an unhappy downward position the first two weeks of...
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Bruce Ause
Sep 27, 2018
Points of Interest on Wacouta Bay
Wacouta Bay Sedges In recent months, the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance has put forth a considerable amount of effort in trying to educate...
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Bruce Ause
Sep 9, 2018
August's Colors and More
August Sunset over Wacouta Bay There was a ten day period in mid-August when numerous air quality health alerts were issues for most of...
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Bruce Ause
Aug 13, 2018
Mississippi River, Dropping Like a Rock
Dense Fog on the River After experiencing abnormally high water levels approaching 12 feet all of June and the first half of July, the...
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Bruce Ause
Jul 29, 2018
Sandhill Cranes Return
During the spring migration, I observed and heard the trumpeting calls of numerous sandhill cranes overhead. Since green-up in mid-May,...
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