Notice the tubercle on the pelican’s bill on this sign in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Notice the tubercle on the pelican’s bill on this sign in Albert Lea, Minnesota. I have been pleased to narrate natural history tours on a boat floating on Albert Lea Lake (glimpsed behind this sign) for many years until the virus shut that wonderfu…

Notice the tubercle on the pelican’s bill on this sign in Albert Lea, Minnesota. I have been pleased to narrate natural history tours on a boat floating on Albert Lea Lake (glimpsed behind this sign) for many years until the virus shut that wonderful enterprise down.

I’ve been honored by being able to lead nature walks here in Albert Lea, Minnesota. It’s a place where a bird bum like me could walk forever.

I’ve been honored by being able to lead nature walks here in Albert Lea, Minnesota. It’s a place where a bird bum like me could walk forever.

A House Finch makes a wonderful neighbor. It beautifies the neighborhood, sings songs I enjoy hearing and never borrows any tools.

A House Finch makes a wonderful neighbor. It beautifies the neighborhood, sings songs I enjoy hearing and never borrows any tools.