Purple Coneflower
June 30, 2015 - Purple coneflower Echinacea Purpurea is a native prairie flower of the midwestern, southeastern, and eastern U.S., as we...
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Red Admiral butterfly
June 29, 2015 - This Red Admiral butterfly was buried deep in the Canada thistle plants, but there was one opening through which to shoo...
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Goldfinch
June 28, 2015 - Goldfinch feeding on thistle seed in the wild. Cherry Road, Oswego, IL.
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Mud Volleyball
June 27, 2015 - This is the annual "Slop to the Top" mud volleyball tournament. The muddiest teams were enjoying themselves the most and...
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Stylized Sunflower
June 26, 2015 - This is a volunteer growing by the side of our house.
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Going with the Flow
June 25, 2015 - Lilies don't fly away. Lilies don't run away. Lilies stand there and look purty.
Going with the flow today. Shot the...
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Barn Swallow
June 24, 2015 - Objective achieved! I've been trying to get a photo of a barn swallow in flight for almost two months. Barn swallows are...
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Mulberry Squirrel
June 23, 2015 - After Mr.Squirrel had his fill of mulberries, he sprawled out on a 20-25 foot high branch to rest. He just wanted to be...
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Salon Interior
June 22, 2015 - Oswego stylist Heather and her business partner leased and renovated a new roomier and more comfortable salon. I can att...
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Bunny Blips Becoming Beloved By Blipper
June 21, 2015 - This is the second bunny blip within a week. Birds, you are not forsaken and you will be blipped again!
Big Bunny was...
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Prairiefest Summer Festival
June 19, 2015 - The Oswegoland Park District's four day Prairiefest is in full swing. The photo shows the gate to the carnival, which wa...
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Asiatic Lily
June 18, 2015 - A row of pink Asiatic lilies fronts the next door neighbor's porch.
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Rainy Day Portrait
June 17, 2015 - Thank you Mr. Squirrel for coming out for your portrait despite being wet. We've had 5 inches of rain in the past week,...
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Grub
June 16, 2015 - Rustled up some grub for the household.
The wren took the grub into the nest box, so there may be young'uns in the ho...
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...bunny?
June 15, 2015 - An eastern cottontail rabbit sitting in my backyard ran down the runway and took off flying. Birds in flight have nothin...
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House Wren's home
June 14, 2015 - The House Wren nests in tree holes and nest boxes, filling them up with twigs in which a soft lined cup is built from gr...
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College Bound
June 13, 2015 - Seth is eager to start school at Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois in the Fall!
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Getting Squirrely
June 10, 2015 - For squirrel lovers everywhere.
This squirrel is starting to like having it's picture taken. It scampered up the tree...
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Bumblebee in flight
June 08, 2015 - This bumblebee is feeding on "Little Princess" spirea flowers. There are 46 species of bumblebees in North America, and...
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Focus, Faith, and Fruit
June 07, 2015 - Global evangelist Dr. Kevin McNulty visited our church this morning and gave a message entitled Focus, Faith, and Fruit.
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Creek backwater
June 06, 2015 - Great Blue Heron hunting in the shallow backwater of a small creek
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Dragonfly in Flight
June 04, 2015 - While out taking pics of bird wondered if could focus on a flying dragonfly. Yes! This dragonfly was flying over a pond.
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Double-crested Cormorant
June 03, 2015 - Flying away from me seems to be the only way I ever see this bird. It's very skittish of people.
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Cedar Waxwing
June 02, 2015 - Was returning from taking bird photos in a neighbor's yard, I thought I saw a female cardinal at the top of a 12 foot ta...
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Swallow
June 01, 2015 - This little guy let me walk within 10 feet while a swallow buddy vigorously warned him to fly away.
The belly of a ba...
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