Central Wisconsin Public Lands Portfolio

Here are few photos that I took in the past few years in the central Wisconsin public lands.

Wood County Wildlife Area Rainbow

Whitetail Twins - Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

Sandhill Wildlife Area Marsh With Approching

Storm

Buena Vista Grasslands Two Track

Great Blue Heron at Sunset - Wood County Wildlife Area

Fair Weather Approching -  Wood County Wildlife Area

Heavy Storm Clouds - Wood County Wildlife Area

Golden Sunrise - Wood County Wildlife Area

Marsh Sunset - Wood County Wildlife Area

Floating Bog After Heavy Rain - Wood County Wisconsin

Loon and Saddle Mound - Wood County Wildlife Area

Marsh Rainbow - Wood County Wildlife Area

Resting Eagle at Sunrise - Wood County Wildlife Area

Meadow Valley Lilly Pad Marsh - Meadow Valley Wildlife Area

Rising Fog Big Lake - Juneau County Wisconsin

Whitetail and Old Oak - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Winter Oak and Fir Abstract - Wood County Wisconsin

North Storm - Wood County Wildlife Area

Blue Winged Teal Family - Necedah National Wildlife Area

Loons and Cranberry Country - Wood County Wisconsin

Flight to Evenings Roost - Wood County Wildlife Area

Paper Birch Reflections - Wood County Wildlife Area

Day After Roost - Lake Dexter County Park

Twilight Moonset - Lake Dexter County Park

Whitetails and Bear Bluff - Juneau County Wisconsin

Wilson's Snipe - Wood County Wildlife Area

Spring on the Sprauge Mather Flowage - Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

Spring Marsh Sunset - Wood County Wildlife Area

Otters Family on Ice - Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

Spring Marsh - Wood County Wildlife Area

This is one of my favorite marshes in central Wisconsin. There is always something going on in this area. Trumpeter swans nest in this marsh as well as sandhill cranes and a variety of waterfowl. Soon this marsh will fill with signs of timber wolves, black bear, raccoon, mink a bobcat from time to time. These preditors move in when the marshland birds hatch their clutches thus looking for a quick meal.

Before the Rain

Wilderness Clouds

Muskrat in Marsh

Marsh Grass

Wood County Wildlife Dike

Wood County Wildlife Area Marsh

Last Week of Autumn Color

This autumn I took a week of vacation so I could work on my second full time job. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Tamarack Forest - Wood County Wildlife Area

Tree Skeleton in Marsh - Wood County Wildlife Area

Autumn Dike - Wood County Wildlife Area

Day before the moon was bombed - Wood County Wildlife Area

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North Wood County Park Autumn Colors

Shore on rainy autumn day - Wood County Wildlife Area

Autumn Leaves - Wood County Wildlife Area

Forest Art - Dexter County Park, Wood County

"Photo was created by breathing on the lens causing a fog ring."

Yellow River Run - Riverview Park, Pittsville Wisconsin

Forest Abstract - Wood County Wildlife Area

Sandhill Wildlife Area Sandy Flat

Autumn Awakens

As the warmth of summer fades to a brilliant palette of color, the wilderness awakens. Birds of feather flock together, those less fortunate to flee the callous season to come begin to prepare for an uncharitable time. The sky filled with leaf confetti is only a reminder of the riddle of the past season. The crisp air is far from a hint of the fading summer as the first frost coats the autumn canvas. The first snowfall congregates the final full season of the year as it passes. Absolute as the season falls.

Sandhill Cranes in Meadow - Wood County

South Bluff and Meadow - Wood County Wildlife Area

Meadow Moonrise - Wood County Wildlife Area

Last Light - Wood County Forest

Autumn Fern - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Trumpeter Swans with Cygnets - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Moss and Leaves - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Paper Birch Sunset - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Whitetail Running in Meadow - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Autumn Impressions - Wood County Wildlife Area

Red Moon Rise - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Autumns Arrival - Sandhill Wildlife Area

Autumn Clouds - Lake Dexter

Red Sunset - Pittsville Wisconsin

Wood County Wildlife Area Moon Rise

Golden Forest Impression - Wood County Wildlife Area