Late Spring on the Ranch

A picture is worth a thousand words, so here is 100 words and a lot of pictures.  Nice day on the prairie today out at Urland Ranch, in Summit South Dakota this morning, dead calm, some views from around and a couple shots up at Sica Hollow State park looking for veeries.....enjoy what i got to see today!

An otter sees his first Olaf, and Olaf sees his first otter on the ranch

American bittern

Black tern

Holy Hawk!

Dickcissal

sharp-tailed grouse

Wilson's snipe

Sica Hollow Veery and yellow lady slippers

yellow lady slipper

Bobolink

Common ringlet

Silvery blue

orange mint moths

Silvery checkerspot