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Holding an injured watersnake at Devil's Lake State Park

Weekend Critter Stories

Friday evening, it was a snake. First thing Saturday morning, it was a snapping turtle. It was a weekend for little wildlife emergencies at Devil's Lake's north shore boat landing. Saving The Snake On Friday evening the guys who brought…

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Spiny Soft Shell Turtle

A Place For Wildlife On Devil’s Lake

This softshell turtle was digging a nest at Devil's Lake State Park. From a distance, with a telephoto lens, I shot some video. However, so many people were stopping, talking and taking pictures that eventually I gave up and so…

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Great Blue Heron Chicks

The Kids Are Growing Up!

The older Great Blue Heron chicks are now beginning to leave the nest, and more will soon follow. Before long, the heron rookery located at Devil's Lake State Park's south shore group camp will go quiet for another year. Oh…

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Smooth Softshell Turtle

She’s Not Dead!

A couple of days ago we were out walking along the South Shore of Devil’s Lake where the road and sidewalk are right up against the lake. This area is a popular fishing spot because the water gets deep quickly…

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Bat Watch

Lawn Chair Bat Watch

Thursday, June 27th at 8:45 pm, bring a comfy lawn chair to Devil's Lake State Park and watch the bats! Join the naturalist by the bat condo to watch the bats emerge to hunt for the evening. For kids, there'll…

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Snapping Turtle at Parfrey's Glen

Tale of the Parfrey’s Turtle

Early Saturday morning, I discovered a snapping turtle laying her eggs along the hiking trail at Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area. It was clear that not only could she get stepped on, but she could be a hazard to hikers…

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Bald Eagle Watching

Here's a bit of video taken this week with one of our local Bald eagle families who live along the Wisconsin River at the Pine Island Wildlife Area. Pine Island Wildlife Area is one out of 5 tracts of land…

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Critter Cam Check!

It's #WildlifeWednesday and time once again to check in on one of your Devil's Lake State Park Critter Cams! This time around, we've got a cute fawn, a couple of curious deer, a loud turkey and more! These clips were…

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Dinner Time

The Great Blue Heron chicks at the Devil's Lake rookery are getting big! (And hungry!) I was lucky enough to find an angle where I could capture a few moments of video of an adult heron feeding its rambunctious chicks…

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A Snake In the Hand

Just leave ’em

OK. Well, I think a lot of folks learned or relearned how busy Devil's Lake State Park can get on a sunny holiday! How was your experience over Memorial Weekend? Well, one thing we wanted to touch on since they…

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