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Sax-Zim Bog winter birding offers a great pandemic getaway. 7:00 pm, Jan. 20, 2021 ×
John Alexander Kay (left) and John Heino photograph birds at Sax-Zim Bog recently. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
MEADOWLANDS, Minn. Flittering around a bird feeder set along a gravel county road, in the middle of nowhere in the heart of the Sax-Zim Bog, ruddy pine grosbeaks were the stars of the moment.
They come this far south most winters, but they really inundated the bog in December, and on a 9-degree morning they were battling for landing zone space with Canada jays (whiskeyjacks), black-capped chickadees, a big blue jay, hairy woodpeckers and assorted red squirrels.
Sax-Zim Bog winter birding offers a great pandemic getaway close to home. 12:00 pm, Jan. 8, 2021 ×
John Alexander Kay (left) and John Heino photograph birds at Sax-Zim Bog recently. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
MEADOWLANDS Flittering around a bird feeder set along a gravel county road, in the middle of nowhere in the heart of the Sax-Zim Bog, ruddy pine grosbeaks were the stars of the moment.
They come this far south most winters, but they really inundated the bog in December, and on a 9-degree morning they were battling for landing zone space with Canada jays (whiskeyjacks), black-capped chickadees, a big blue jay, hairy woodpeckers and assorted red squirrels.
COVID-19 the final push for Esko man s career change
The pandemic gave Shawn Nicholas a chance to explore more creative pursuits that he hopes to turn into a career. Written By: Jamey Malcomb | ×
Shawn Nicholas uses a tufting gun to work on a commissioned rug in his home near Esko. (Jamey Malcomb / jmalcomb@pinejournal.com)
Shawn Nicholas once spent his days working as a nurse at a surgical clinic in Duluth, but these days he spends much of his time upstairs at his Esko home with a tufting gun creating unique, personalized rugs.
Nicholas, 34, left his job last fall to pursue more creative opportunities including, but not limited to, making rugs.