Yep, the Whole Enchilada
December 31, 2015 - Day 365 - I began blipping on January 1, 2015, and posted a photo taken that same day all year. When I started I thought...
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White-throated Sparrow
December 30, 2015 - A winter visitor to the Chicago area, the white-throated sparrow summers in Canada, northern midwest U.S., and northeast...
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Fox Sparrow
December 29, 2015 - The fox sparrow summers in northern and western North America, and Chicagoland is on the edge between it's migration and...
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FarAwayWolf and friends
December 28, 2015 - This is son FarAwayWolf posing with friends.
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Just Another Day at the Beach
December 27, 2015 - Just another day at the beach: 36 F (2 C), 20 mph (32 km/h) winds, and gray skies. Camera mounted flashgun was used to b...
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Wet Day
December 26, 2015 - The cardinal is looking as if to say, "it's a wet day, why are you here?" I draped a rag rug over the camera and lens as...
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Merry Christmas
December 25, 2015 - Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger
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Hairy Woodpecker
December 24, 2015 - Hairy and downy woodpeckers almost look alike. Hairy woodpeckers are larger, have a bill length almost as long as the he...
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
December 23, 2015 - Another bird species to blip! This is the first time I've identified a golden-crowned kinglet. I walked a short way down...
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Christmas Tree Ornament - Tiny Tuesday Submission
December 22, 2015 - No bird photos today, the sun did not shine and son Matt is arriving for a visit from Shenzhen, China in about 15 minute...
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Wild Turkeys
December 21, 2015 - From 12:30 to 1:30 pm there was an hour of partly sunny skies, so rushed out to Saw Wee Kee Park for photos. On the way...
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Muscovy Duck Portrait
December 20, 2015 - Stopped by Oakhurst Forest Preserve on the way home from church. There was not much daylight left, and hoped for a quick...
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Tufted Titmouse
December 19, 2015 - The tufted titmouse lives year round in the eastern half of the United States. This one was flocking with chickadees, sp...
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Northern Cardinal (female)
December 18, 2015 - We had sunshine today, and I took a number of keeper photos at Saw Wee Kee Park. I especially liked the colors, sunlight...
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)
December 17, 2015 - No rain today, therefore a bird post at last! The female red-bellied woodpecker has red at the base of the bill and the...
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The Reason for the Season Part 2 - Go to Church
December 16, 2015 - This is a follow up on yesterday's blip, the point being there is a reason for the Christmas season and people should fo...
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The Reason for the Season
December 15, 2015 - My entry for Blip's Christmas-themed Tiny Tuesday 29 is The Reason for the Season. Baby Jesus was placed close to the ma...
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Weather-Induced Cooking
December 14, 2015 - Another rainy day has come and gone. Stayed inside this afternoon and made manicotti stuffed with vegetable/cheese filli...
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Elf Nilla
December 13, 2015 - "The indignity of it all! Although I make this cheap hat from the dollar store look good, it does not fit me. Finish and...
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1957 Texaco Gasoline Pump
December 12, 2015 - Travelled 100 miles/160 km to visit family in northwest Indiana. Brother-in-law Jim owns a 1934 Ford and is a major old...
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Blue Jay
December 11, 2015 - Went to Saw Wee Kee Park on the advice of ebirder Mary. Someone throws bird seed on the ground by the parking lot, attra...
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Leg Lamp
December 10, 2015 - Last December I looked across the street at the neighbor's window and said "What the heck is that?" Walked closer and cl...
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Common Goldeneye
December 09, 2015 - Male and female common goldeneye ducks at Lake Bartlett in Oswego, Illinois. Adults have golden eyes! Goldeneye summer i...
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Nerve Plant
December 08, 2015 - Nerve Plant Fittonia Verschaffeltii Acanthaceae from South America
Visited Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Ill...
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Duncan Fine-O-Meter
December 07, 2015 - Duncan Fine-O-Meter on Third Street in Geneva, Illinois. The term Fine-O-Meter was trademarked from 1954 by Duncan Parki...
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House Sparrow
December 05, 2015 - We spent a few hours scraping/patching/painting at our daughter's condo in preparation for selling it. A first floor res...
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Gadwall
December 04, 2015 - At last! I've been trying to get close enough for a gadwall picture for months. The park district mowed the high weeds o...
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Two days in a row
December 03, 2015 - I'm blipping a cardinal for the second day in a row as he was the best looking of the photos. This one was in the open a...
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Scarlet and White
December 02, 2015 - About one inch/2.5 cm of snow fell, and had a nice hike in the snow this morning. Tromped around Eagle Ridge disc golf c...
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Gibson
December 01, 2015 - Gibson is a rescued four year old Australian cattle dog. This is a high energy working dog, and I watched Gibson run and...
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