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Birdwatching at Spirit Lake, MN: Golden-winged Warbler

The Loghouse & Homestead Bed & Breakfast on Spirit Lake is an ideal place for birdwatching, thanks to the nearby wildlife refuges and the abundance of bird houses and bird feeding stations on the property. One bird in particular that can be found there is the Golden-winged Warbler. Public domain image courtesy of Wikipedia. The [...]

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Birdwatching at Spirit Lake, MN: The Scarlet Tanager

The Loghouse & Homestead Bed & Breakfast on Spirit Lake is an ideal place for birdwatching, thanks to the nearby wildlife refuges and the abundance of bird houses and bird feeding stations on the property. Yet another very colorful bird you can find there is the Scarlet Tanager. This bird is impossible to miss! It [...]

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May Weekend Warblers

Weekend Warriors will be “hunting” for weekend warblers weekends in May at river bluff vistas with naturalist and avid birder Dan Neubauer. Birders are invited with camera, binoculars and enthusiasm becuase these are the only things Dan travels with. This birding package will include the Classic Rosewood backpack which always has extra brownies and water [...]

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Birdwatching at Spirit Lake, MN: The Indigo Bunting

The Loghouse & Homestead Bed & Breakfast on Spirit Lake is an ideal place for birdwatching, thanks to the nearby wildlife refuges and the abundance of bird houses and bird feeding stations on the property. One bird in particular that can be found there is the Indigo Bunting. Public domain image courtesy of Wikipedia. Another [...]

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Birdwatching at Spirit Lake, MN: The Eastern Bluebird

The eastern bluebird is a summer resident of Minnesota, and the 115 acres belonging to the Loghouse and Homestead on Spirit Lake, MN is a favorite nesting spot for a number of Bluebird families. One or two broods are often produced in each nest found on the rambling property. Photo by Birdchick.com The bluebird is [...]

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Birdwatching at Spirit Lake, MN: The Cedar Waxwing

The Loghouse & Homestead Bed & Breakfast on Spirit Lake is an ideal place for birdwatching, thanks to the nearby wildlife refuges and the abundance of bird houses and bird feeding stations on the property. One bird in particular that can be found there is the Cedar Waxwing. Photo by Birdchick.com This beautiful bird not [...]

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behold the birds

“Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap… yet your Heavenly Father cares for them.” I enlisted the services of Judd Brink, owner of MN Backyard Birds, to provide a weekly service whereby he fills my feeders with a variety of high quality seeds, as well as nectar and fresh fruit, [...]

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Ruby Throat Hummingbird Fledglings Are Out

The new hummingbirds are out and in full force! We have a new little ‘master-in-training’ that we are calling ‘Little or Prince’ Tut. The current master is ‘King Tut’ so we are sure that this new little guy is going to be the next ruler of the feeders. He doesn’t even have all of his [...]

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The babies are coming out!

Here at Embracing Pines Bed & Breakfastthe new ‘bird babies’ are coming out of the nests. I have seen the Baltimore Orioles, and the little wrens, and I am anxiously waiting for the hummingbirds. You can see the eagle baby, but I have only seen it in the nest looking out. The lilies are almost [...]

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Birding at Minnesota's B&Bs

Most Minnesota Bed and Breakfast (B & B) businesses are certainly bird friendly and many have gone out of their way to promote bird activities. As examples- Suzanne Tweten, Loghouse and Homestead on Spirit Lake has set up bird feeding stations and bird houses throughout her B&B’s extensive property and she actively promotes Detroit Lakes’ [...]

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