November in West Wilkie

I managed to find a few hours to go hiking today! I went into the (west end of the) Wilkie Unit in the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

The temperature was in the lower thirties (Fahrenheit) but I was plenty warm if I kept moving. Along the way I found a deer skull, a Cooper's Hawk, a Belted Kingfisher and viewed the nests of the heron colony. Here are a few photos I took.







Blue Lake













Deer Skull













Heron Nests













Leaf Carpet













Beaver Dam














Bald-Faced Hornet Nest










Great Horned Owl