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A group of breeding adult pelicans swim in Lake Bemidji on April 15, 2024.
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Steve Patterson via the KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Facebook group
Pam Perry, our favorite retired non-game wildlife biologist, stops by each month to talk about Minnesota phenology with our staff phenologist, John Latimer. Pam is broadly knowledgeable about Minnesota's environment and particularly excited about birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Overhead shot of an audience sitting in the seats at the theater in Edge Center for the Arts.
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Kerry Alexander and Chris Hoge of Bad Bad Hats. Alexander is looking at the camera with her head rested on her fist. She has curly blonde hair. Hoge is looking across the camera.  He has short brown hair.
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An aerial view of Rock Ridge High School, which opened in 2023.
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Rock Ridge Public Schools via Facebook
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With The Setlist, KAXE's Music Team curates the best live music to catch each week across Northern Minnesota and beyond.
A Killdeer stands on a snowy riverbank near Brainerd on March 30, 2024.
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LeAnn Plinske via iNaturalist
KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of April 2, 2024.
A "sap-sicle," an icicle formed from dripping tree sap, forms on a maple tree near Little Falls Elementary School on March 23, 2024.
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Little Falls Phenology via Instagram
A Red-Bellied Woodpecker feeds at a tray feeder near Grand Rapids, Minnesota on March 25, 2024. It is a medium-sized woodpecker with red markings on the top of the head and nape of the neck. The belly is white. In the background, snow is falling.
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Jenny Wettersten via KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Facebook group
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