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Bradley Nelson captured this beautiful image of a purple finch perched in a tree filled with the fruit of the flowering crab.
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outdoors Thu, Jan 17, 2013 - 1:57pm

Colder temperatures prompt fish to move into deeper water in Bemidji area lakes

January is usually the coldest month of the year in the Bemidji area. This past week was cold and next week may even be colder if the extended forecast is...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Jan 17, 2013 - 1:52pm

Garrett Palmer found skiing conditions a bit too icy Monday on the lakeside of Lake Bemidji State Parks ski trail. Instead, he hiked up the hill and jumped on a trail in the park’s north, where he was more comfortable skiing. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Heading for better skiing

Garrett Palmer found skiing conditions a bit too icy Monday on the lakeside of Lake Bemidji State Parks ski trail. Instead, he hiked up the hill and jumped on a...

outdoors Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 11:37pm

Lily, black bear of Internet fame, gives birth to two cubs near Ely

ELY - Lily the Internet-famous black bear has given birth again, to a pair of cubs early Saturday morning in a den near Ely. As with the birth of Hope...

outdoors Sun, Jan 13, 2013 - 12:47pm

Blane Klemek: Bird count fun, engaging and important

The National Audubon Society and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, along with partner Bird Studies of Canada, are once again sponsoring the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). This year’s...

outdoors Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 7:15pm

Ice conditions on Bemidji area lakes continue to improve

The ice conditions in the Bemidji area continue to improve, with anglers driving on most of the local lakes. Generally speaking, most lakes now have between 12 and 16 inches...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 10:49am

Red Lake Band of Chippewa has opened four stocked trout lakes

RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION — A glance at our surroundings might have suggested we were fishing somewhere in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeast Minnesota. The chunky rainbow...

outdoors / fishing Mon, Jan 07, 2013 - 8:23am

Blane Klemek: Great horned owl known by many names

Sometimes called a “tiger on wings” or “tiger owl,” our most recognized owl of Minnesota’s Northwoods is certainly known by numerous names. Hoot owl (because of its call), cat owl...

outdoors Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 11:15pm

DNR to research dwindling Minn. moose population

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources is launching a moose research project in northeastern Minnesota to determine why the state's population of the animal is declining...

outdoors / environment Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 9:25am

Deer on the watch in Bemidji

A group of deer take a break from lunch to keep track of an intruder. The deer had found a natural food source along Lake Boulevard in an area that...

outdoors Fri, Jan 04, 2013 - 12:29am

Grosbeaks are colorful, musical delight

For most of this early winter I’ve been content at observing the year ‘round resident blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, and black-capped chickadees, in addition to the woodpecker trio – downy,...

outdoors Tue, Jan 01, 2013 - 12:45am

Extended cold weather helps create solid ice on Bemidji area lakes

Lakes in the Bemidji area were busy making some serious ice this past week during the first extended period of sub-zero weather. The Christmas holidays can be very cold in...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Dec 27, 2012 - 11:18am

Program aims to breed rare Minn. butterflies

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The 20 tiny butterfly larvae being cared for by a Minnesota Zoo biologist could represent the last hope for a species that used to be...

outdoors / environment Tue, Dec 25, 2012 - 5:23pm

Blane Klemek: Beaver dams are amazing mysteries

Last fall once again in the backcountry of a state wildlife management area north of Karlstad, I walked upon a single beaver dam for nearly its full quarter-mile length. I...

outdoors Fri, Dec 21, 2012 - 7:06pm

Ice covers Bemidji area lakes but thickness varies

Lakes in the Bemidji area continue to make ice, although the sub-zero temperatures needed to set the ice and get the ice fishing season fully underway haven’t arrived yet. The...

outdoors / fishing Thu, Dec 20, 2012 - 7:30pm

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