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We've moved again, as of January 1, 2024, we are in Elrosa in Stearns County. The house in Belgrade was sold to Belgrade Steel Tank company and they promptly tore it down. The photo on the right is the local church, Sts. Peter and Paul in Elrosa. The bell tower doesn't look like the rest of the building. This town in very small about 220 people and it is surrounded by farms.

I've taken photos of some of the immediate area. I like the look of late afternoon sun on the buildings. One of the local farms puts out humorous topical signs during the colder months. This was an Easter theme.

The first flower photo isn't ours, they are a neighbor's a few houses down, but the other 2 photo are ours. Birding isn't all that good so far this year. We get our mail at the local post office.

We haven't taken any bird photos in Elrosa. So, what you see is are photos that were taken while we lived in Belgrade. We've had fewer Yellow-headed Blackbirds than in previous yes We blame the drought - no water, no insects, no birds.

We did manage to see a Brown Thrasher on one of our trips, along with the Trumpeter Swans. Quite a lot of local land is set aside as breeding land for ducks and geese.

We didn't see many Warblers this year, so the Black and White was a joy to see. We did photograph a few Yellow-headed Blackbirds, even if we saw far fewer than we have in the past.