Green Bay & Beyond

Ty walks along the new trail at Sensiba Wildlife Area

We are spending 4 weeks in Green Bay, staying at Celebration Church in the parking lot, high on the ridge overlooking the Bay, which we can just see a little of over the trees.  We are reconnecting with friends from our 40 years of living at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, since our seven years on the road.  While here, Ty is putting his landscaping skills to good use around the church.  We also take time to bird local wildlife areas.

A family of Common Gallinules at Sensiba

Tom Turkey at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

Black-crowned Night-heron watching for Bluegills

Great Egret altercation

American White Pelicans and a lone Mallard

Seems like Dickcissels are everywhere in Wisconsin this year

Tree Swallow and a Bank Swallow

Sandhill Crane ballet at the church parking lot

Amazing sunsets from our "campsite"

Least Bittern at the end of Lineville Road

American Coot brood

Giant Wolf Spider with spiderlings on her back

The newly opened back trail at Sensiba Wildlife Area

Many Bullfrogs were filling the air with their deep voices

Three River Otters moving upstream from the Bay

Pied-billed Grebe submerging

Pied-billed Grebe brood

Pied-billed Grebe baby

Sandhill Crane pair with 2 colts

North Point at Sheboygan

Boneparte's Gulls (front) with Ring-billed Gulls

Red-breasted Mergansers with two smaller Hooded Mergansers

Peregrine Falcon at Horicon Marsh

Hundreds of American White Pelicans at Horicon

Sandhill Cranes calling as they give us a great fly-by

Immature Black-crowned Night-heron

"I'm not sticking around for more photos"

Black Tern taking the "catch of the day" back to it's young

Only a few Yellow-headed Blackbirds left at the marsh
Most have left in migration already

On our way back to Green Bay, we found this lone, (lost?) Cattle Egret near Brothertown on the east side of Lake Winnebago.


We are enjoying our visits with friends, it's been great seeing everyone again.

Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann

Beautiful Rainbow at the church parking lot after a heavy rain