Andrew Sabai Nature
@andrewsabaiphoto.bsky.social
I am an ecologist specializing in the issues and management of Upper-Midwest ecosystems. A lifelong interest of mine is documenting how these ecosystems are changing over time.
Friendship Trail over Little Lake Butte des Morts. Shot with a Yashica D on Ilford HP5+ 400. #neenahwi #ilfordhp5 #yashicad #FilmFriday
January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Friendship Trail over Little Lake Butte des Morts. Shot with a Yashica D on Ilford HP5+ 400. #neenahwi #ilfordhp5 #yashicad #FilmFriday
A muskrat lodge in a swallow marsh on a late winter morning. The foreground is a bit of a distraction, but for some reason, I like how it pulls my eye, and relflection of the clouds mesmerizes me. Shot with a Linhof Technika V, Fuji 100 Provia F #FilmFriday #fujiprovia100f #linhoftechnika
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A muskrat lodge in a swallow marsh on a late winter morning. The foreground is a bit of a distraction, but for some reason, I like how it pulls my eye, and relflection of the clouds mesmerizes me. Shot with a Linhof Technika V, Fuji 100 Provia F #FilmFriday #fujiprovia100f #linhoftechnika
We had a beautiful snowfall this weekend. I went out just at the end of it to a local creek to get some video. Waukau, WI youtube.com/shorts/dm3Su... #relaxing #snow #winter
Waukau Creek Winter Nature Scenes
Enjoy this relaxing nature video of snow falling along a small stream in Wisconsin.
I needed to get out of the house yesterday, and the fresh snow provided a good excuse. I went to Waukau Creek…
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January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We had a beautiful snowfall this weekend. I went out just at the end of it to a local creek to get some video. Waukau, WI youtube.com/shorts/dm3Su... #relaxing #snow #winter
A few shots from my trip today, at High Cliff State Park. It was fun to walk around the forest, surrounded by fog, deer, and trees. Fog makes it easier to see. By blocking out some of the scene, what is in focus becomes clearer. #highcliffstatepark #winterphotography #wisconsin
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A few shots from my trip today, at High Cliff State Park. It was fun to walk around the forest, surrounded by fog, deer, and trees. Fog makes it easier to see. By blocking out some of the scene, what is in focus becomes clearer. #highcliffstatepark #winterphotography #wisconsin
At the Lake Michigan beach in winter. I left the house two hours before sunrise, arriving at Point Beach State Forest at dawn. It was worth it, not too cold, right around freezing. I am working on a video of that morning, and hope to have it out next week. #lakemichigan #winter #wisconsinnature
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 AM
At the Lake Michigan beach in winter. I left the house two hours before sunrise, arriving at Point Beach State Forest at dawn. It was worth it, not too cold, right around freezing. I am working on a video of that morning, and hope to have it out next week. #lakemichigan #winter #wisconsinnature
The Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium) is an almost comical-looking spider. This one is hanging out in the center of its web, waiting for a meal. The web is located in a restored tall-grass prairie, so it probably won't be long before something comes by. #spider #prairie #wisconsin
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium) is an almost comical-looking spider. This one is hanging out in the center of its web, waiting for a meal. The web is located in a restored tall-grass prairie, so it probably won't be long before something comes by. #spider #prairie #wisconsin
I think this sums up the weather today without taking a photo outside. These boots on the porch are my "slip-on" boots for taking the dog out. They have gotten a nice dusting of snow from the crazy winds and the little snow we got overnight. #Snowstorm
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I think this sums up the weather today without taking a photo outside. These boots on the porch are my "slip-on" boots for taking the dog out. They have gotten a nice dusting of snow from the crazy winds and the little snow we got overnight. #Snowstorm
It was a frosty morning last Friday, and because temperatures were around zero, the frost held up to the sunlight for a few hours. These photos are all of native prairie grasses, indian grass, wild rye, and big bluestem. Lake District Preserve, Cambridge, Wisconsin #frost
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It was a frosty morning last Friday, and because temperatures were around zero, the frost held up to the sunlight for a few hours. These photos are all of native prairie grasses, indian grass, wild rye, and big bluestem. Lake District Preserve, Cambridge, Wisconsin #frost
Earlier this week, I wandered out into the cold at sunset on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh and got some pictures to take home. Still some open water out there in the bay, so there are a few ducks and geese around, as well as bald eagles. #lakewinnebago #oshkoshwi #winter
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Earlier this week, I wandered out into the cold at sunset on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh and got some pictures to take home. Still some open water out there in the bay, so there are a few ducks and geese around, as well as bald eagles. #lakewinnebago #oshkoshwi #winter
We took a quick trip out into the snow today to look for ducks on the Fox River and Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, WI. Hooded Merganser, Mallard Duck, and Ring-billed Gull. I saw a few others, but were too far away, and it was too snowy for pictures or proper ID. #ducks #birds #winter #oshkoshwi
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We took a quick trip out into the snow today to look for ducks on the Fox River and Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, WI. Hooded Merganser, Mallard Duck, and Ring-billed Gull. I saw a few others, but were too far away, and it was too snowy for pictures or proper ID. #ducks #birds #winter #oshkoshwi
The Orion constellation in the November night sky. For me, Orion the Hunter is one of the easiest constellations of stars to find in the night sky. The three stars that make up his belt are bright, even with the fair amount of light pollution in the sky at home. #astrophotography #nightsky #orion
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Orion constellation in the November night sky. For me, Orion the Hunter is one of the easiest constellations of stars to find in the night sky. The three stars that make up his belt are bright, even with the fair amount of light pollution in the sky at home. #astrophotography #nightsky #orion
The Great-blue Heron is our most common heron. They can be seen silently standing or wading along the shorelines of lakes, rivers and in wetlands. They will pretty much eat anything they can swallow, fish, frogs, crayfish, and small mammals. Horicon NWR, WI. #brids #herons #horicon
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fall colors in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, October 2025. Driving around my old stomping grounds, I had to stop and take a photo that might have been from my childhood. #fallcolors #trees #Waupaca
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Fall colors in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, October 2025. Driving around my old stomping grounds, I had to stop and take a photo that might have been from my childhood. #fallcolors #trees #Waupaca
I broke out the old Canon 35mm slr last month with some fresh film, and fired off a roll. $50 dollars later I got a few good pictures. Lakeshore, Forest County, WI.
Canon FTB QL 28mm f2.8 Ilford HP5 400
Canon FTB QL 28mm f2.8 Ilford HP5 400
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I broke out the old Canon 35mm slr last month with some fresh film, and fired off a roll. $50 dollars later I got a few good pictures. Lakeshore, Forest County, WI.
Canon FTB QL 28mm f2.8 Ilford HP5 400
Canon FTB QL 28mm f2.8 Ilford HP5 400
Striated Deer Fly (Chrysops striatus) has a lunch date with my arm as I go about my wetland walk. Deer flies and horseflies can be my nemesis. I am not too bothered by mosquitoes, but these bite you and lap up the blood; it is hard not to be bothered by that. #deerflies #flies #wetlands #parasites
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Striated Deer Fly (Chrysops striatus) has a lunch date with my arm as I go about my wetland walk. Deer flies and horseflies can be my nemesis. I am not too bothered by mosquitoes, but these bite you and lap up the blood; it is hard not to be bothered by that. #deerflies #flies #wetlands #parasites
Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens) is a legume found in prairies in the Midwest and Great Plains states. This July, I found them in Jefferson County, WI, with their flowers covered with bumblebees. #leadplant #nativeplants #wisconsin
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens) is a legume found in prairies in the Midwest and Great Plains states. This July, I found them in Jefferson County, WI, with their flowers covered with bumblebees. #leadplant #nativeplants #wisconsin
The Oval Ambersnail is a small air-breathing, land snail found in a variety of habitats in North America. It is usually found in moist areas, but can be found in more upland ones as well. This one was seen in Faville Grove Sanctuary in Jefferson Co, WI this July, #wisconsin #snails #invertebrates
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Oval Ambersnail is a small air-breathing, land snail found in a variety of habitats in North America. It is usually found in moist areas, but can be found in more upland ones as well. This one was seen in Faville Grove Sanctuary in Jefferson Co, WI this July, #wisconsin #snails #invertebrates
A meteor streaks across the early morning sky towards the end of last week's northern lights show. I captured hundreds of satellites streaking across the sky this night, there are 10 in this photo alone! #meteorshower #NikonZ50II #Wisconsin
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A meteor streaks across the early morning sky towards the end of last week's northern lights show. I captured hundreds of satellites streaking across the sky this night, there are 10 in this photo alone! #meteorshower #NikonZ50II #Wisconsin
Quick test timelapse of the Northern Lights from last night near Three Lakes, WI #norhternlights #auroraborealis #timelapse
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Quick test timelapse of the Northern Lights from last night near Three Lakes, WI #norhternlights #auroraborealis #timelapse
Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata) caterpillar feeding on Gray Alder (Alnus incana) leaf in Forest Co. WI bog, August 2025. What a fuzzy, spikey little guy. Nikon z50 16-50mm #caterpillar🐛 #insects #Wisconsin
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata) caterpillar feeding on Gray Alder (Alnus incana) leaf in Forest Co. WI bog, August 2025. What a fuzzy, spikey little guy. Nikon z50 16-50mm #caterpillar🐛 #insects #Wisconsin
A couple of duck butts at Horicon. Tell me what you really think of me Mallards. #ducks #horiconmarsh #birds
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A couple of duck butts at Horicon. Tell me what you really think of me Mallards. #ducks #horiconmarsh #birds
Night sky at Yellowstone National Park. I am building a series of images of the night sky to capture what might be the last of it, since light pollution and numerous satellites are forever changing it. #nightskyphotography #yellowstonenationalpark #stars
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Night sky at Yellowstone National Park. I am building a series of images of the night sky to capture what might be the last of it, since light pollution and numerous satellites are forever changing it. #nightskyphotography #yellowstonenationalpark #stars
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) glows golden brown in the early morning light. Even ferns have their fall colors. Hartman Creek State Park, Waupaca Co., WI. #ferns #nativeplants #fallcolors
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) glows golden brown in the early morning light. Even ferns have their fall colors. Hartman Creek State Park, Waupaca Co., WI. #ferns #nativeplants #fallcolors
Winter is coming. Most of the leaves are off the trees, and there have been several frosts so far; the signs are there. No snow yet, but I post this photo of quaking aspen in the winter morning light to remind me of what is around the corner. #winter #trees #Wisconsin
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Winter is coming. Most of the leaves are off the trees, and there have been several frosts so far; the signs are there. No snow yet, but I post this photo of quaking aspen in the winter morning light to remind me of what is around the corner. #winter #trees #Wisconsin