Green-winged teal
September 30, 2015 - The green-winged teal is another visitor stopping over in our area as it migrates to winter grounds, and there are 30-40...
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Purple Aster
September 29, 2015 - A cold front blew in about 8 am, with 10-20 mph winds (16-32 kph) from the north and dark skies not making outdoors phot...
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Last one?
September 28, 2015 - Temperatures are cooling off tomorrow to a high of 67F/19C and will remain in that range for a couple weeks, so I believ...
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Northern Shoveler
September 27, 2015 - The northern shoveler is a short term visitor to northern Illinois as it migrates south. This is a duck with a long dark...
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Back to Butterflies
September 26, 2015 - There were only a handful of monarch butterflies out today, despite the warm temps 80+F/27C and plentiful food supply of...
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Flower Friday
September 25, 2015 - Wildflowers opening in the morning sun, heavy with dew.
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Birds Blast Butterfly Blips
September 24, 2015 - Birds blast butterfly blips, demand equal time. Four butterfly blips in four days is enough, they say. As I don't want t...
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Cabbage Butterfly
September 23, 2015 - This is a tight crop on a cabbage butterfly in order to check focus of new equipment. It's also a change-up from monarch...
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Flying is Hard Work
September 22, 2015 - Flying is hard work! Let's see you try it!
In addition to the strong downstroke of it's wings, observe the focus a bu...
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Bountiful Butterfly Blips
September 21, 2015 - It was another beautiful day. I will keep up butterfly blipping as long as possible. Goldenrod is hanging on, but other...
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Summer's End
September 20, 2015 - Summer is ending with a bang! Weather forecast is for above average temps and little rain for the next two weeks. This c...
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Afternoon Snack
September 19, 2015 - Late season fishing is still good, it's time for an afternoon fish snack.
Great blue heron catches a bluegill, and wi...
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This is a midge!
September 18, 2015 - What has long forward legs, plumose antenna, clear wings, and a scorpion shaped tail? I didn't know! If you are a fly fi...
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Damselfly - Familiar Bluet
September 17, 2015 - Gloria P: yet another damsel(fly) to be rescued, but no knight in shining armor is available. Today was another 80F/27C...
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Butterfly in flight
September 16, 2015 - Made a similar photo yesterday, and posted on my FB cover page today. Windy and warm conditions were similar today, and...
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Grasshopper Portrait
September 15, 2015 - Rested, hair is combed, everything is looking good for the social media headshot.
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Sky and Corn
September 14, 2015 - Two farms surrounded by hundreds of acres of corn fields five miles south of Oswego, Illinois at Schlapp and Johnson Roa...
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Mourning Dove
September 13, 2015 - Flushed and refilled the bird bath, and waited to see who would show up. The mourning dove was the first and the best lo...
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Black-capped Chickadee
September 12, 2015 - Haven't seen a chickadee in months, but chickadees don't migrate so it's my fault for not going to where the chickadees...
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Green Heron in Flight
September 11, 2015 - A green heron took to the air as I walked by a pond at the south end of our development. Usually they cry "kyow, kyow, k...
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Just a Puppy
September 10, 2015 - General is an Irish Wolfhound and is a little less than one year old. Old friend Dave H. called every dog he saw "just a...
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Goldfinch winter plumage
September 09, 2015 - Male American goldfinch in winter/nonbreeding plumage eating sunflower seeds. There was another male in full bright lemo...
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
September 08, 2015 - As some of you would say, another creepy bug! This particular creepy bug is an agricultural pest. Cucumber beetles feed...
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Broad-winged hawk
September 07, 2015 - Two broad-winged hawks swooped over the water while out hunting, and I was able to capture a photo of one of them. This...
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Bounce house
September 06, 2015 - After the kids were done, the adults got their chance in the bounce house at the church picnic. Jana, Chris, and Donna a...
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Miraculous Migrating Monarch
September 05, 2015 - Monarch butterfly migration began about two weeks ago, and it won't be long before monarch butterflies have left norther...
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Butterfly on Cloudbank
September 04, 2015 - There is no nature lesson today, just the beauty of God's creation. This is a cabbage yellow butterfly on a clou dbank o...
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Osprey
September 03, 2015 - The greater Chicago area is just outside the summer breeding range for ospreys, but the birds don't seem to know this! I...
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Morning at the Park
September 02, 2015 - A great blue heron rests before going out to fish.
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Black Blister Beetle
September 01, 2015 - Black blister beetles feed on foliage and flowers such as goldenrod. One should not handle blister beetles. As the name...
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