In June of 1917, Thomas Sadler Roberts had a close encounter with a Black Tern. The Tern, who was resting upon a nest of eggs, became the subject of a series of photographs taken by Roberts. These photographs, of which…
It’s time yet again for another bird photo session – complete with staged props – courtesy of T.S. Roberts. In June of 1903 Roberts set up these photos with Chickadees at Brook Lodge near Lake City, MN. – Chickadees on…
Last summer I made a resolution to explore Minnesota by visiting destinations in my home state that I have not yet experienced. I started with an excursion to Ely and the Sudan mine last August, and just this past…
Here are a few “in-house” images of a “Bittern with frog,” circa, 1902. In addition to capturing birds in the field, Thomas Sadler Roberts pursued his early ornithological avocation by staging backgrounds – and props – in order to better…
The moose, an often symbolized animal in the lore of Minnesota, has a heightened status within our state. Minnesota resorts, restaurants, coffee shops, and of course, hockey teams align their identity with this popular animal. Despite Minnesotan’s wide-spread commercial identification…
In 1902, ornithological enthusiast and photographer extraordinaire Thomas Sadler Roberts traveled to Lake Itasca, the head waters of the Mississippi River, to document and study avian life. Here he photographed Arctic Woodpeckers, Least Flycatchers, Red-eyed Vireos, Pine Warblers, Juncos, Eagles,…
In a letter to James Ford Bell dated September 19, 1917, in which he discussed preparations for mounted habitat groups to be installed at the Zoological Museum at the University, Dr. Thomas Sadler Roberts, Associate Curator, included a post script,…
Here are a few images of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (no, I’m not being mean, that is really the name!) According to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, “perch upright on trees, leaning on their tails like other…
In yesterday’s Tuesday Tweet, I shared an image from a glass plate negative of a Black-backed Woodpecker from June of 1902. The images were from a series of negatives Thomas Sadler Roberts produced on his collecting trip to Lake Itasca…
– Taking photograph of Chipping Sparrow nest in oak tree with reflex camera, Thomas Sadler Roberts in tree. Long Meadow Gun Club, June, 1900. (From the Bell Museum glass plate negative collection)…