Most water-loving birds fly south for the winter, but an open-water oasis in Monticello, Minn. entices a large number to stick around.

The simple beauty of a photo of a Canada goose flying at Busse Woods and a question on shed antlers are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

The experience was literally “once in a lifetime” and gave us all a much greater appreciation of arctic nesting Canada geese ...