Indoor Playtime
January 31, 2016 - Playe d with an LED ring flash attached to a macro lens this afternoon, taking pics of a flower moved to the kitchen. As...
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King of the Prairie Skies
January 30, 2016 - In my opinion the red-tailed hawk is the king of the skies over open fields, at least in this area of the U.S.. The larg...
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Hungry Eagles
January 29, 2016 - Two juvenile eagles went after a great blue heron. I thought they were going to kill the heron, but the it escaped but i...
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Plumage Transition?
January 28, 2016 - It took two weeks for the American goldfinches to find my bird feeder, but now up to six goldfinches at a time are feedi...
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Open Water
January 27, 2016 - We have open water this winter, and as a result a few great blue heron are still around. Am not seeing as many as in the...
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Hawk Chasing
January 26, 2016 - Was out to look for eagles when spotted two red-tailed hawks hovering beside the Orchard Road railroad overpass just nor...
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Eagle Watch Day 2
January 25, 2016 - This is the front of a bald eagle. Yesterday was a picture of the back of an eagle, but it does not matter much to the e...
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Eagle Watch
January 24, 2016 - Look for a large dark blob high in a tree on the water's edge, in this instance on the edge of a river. As is often the...
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Common Merganser
January 23, 2016 - Drove north on Illinois Rt 25 along the Fox River looking for eagles and a large duck called common merganser. This is a...
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Love Birds
January 22, 2016 - Photographed a pair of love birds at Meson Sabika tapas restaurant in Naperville, Illinois. Rebecca and Reuben were marr...
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White-tailed Deer
January 21, 2016 - After leaving the Yorkville, IL dam with no eagle pics, saw a family of white-tailed deer on the north side of Van Emmon...
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Scolding
January 20, 2016 - The tufted titmouse was scolding me, first from high in the tree and then from a branch a meter off the ground.
An in...
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A Place to Park
January 19, 2016 - On a trip to San Francisco my daughter bought a packet of sourdough starter for me. I make a lot of regular bread, and t...
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Common Goldeneye in Flight
January 18, 2016 - It was a sunny cold crisp 9 F/-13 C day, and once again made the drive to the Yorkville Dam to look for eagles. There wa...
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Female Cardinal
January 16, 2016 - Took a drive to the Yorkville, Illinois dam on the Fox River to look for bald eagles. There were three juvenile eagles f...
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Birds Can Tell Time
January 15, 2016 - The birds at this park are a little like our dogs waiting to be fed. As with our dogs, the birds know when it's dinnerti...
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Putting on a Show
January 14, 2016 - The bald eagle put on a show, flying directly over the park twice instead of flying over the river. The main part of an...
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Raptors
January 13, 2016 - This was a day for raptors. We've had a couple sub zero degree F nights, and this seems to draw more raptors out. Severa...
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Getting My Feathers Ruffled
January 12, 2016 - High gusty winds ruffled some feathers this morning, also causing blowing and drifting snow. Took a few morning pictures...
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Brave Bird
January 11, 2016 - Stood outside for an hour taking pictures in snowy 5-10 F/-12 to -15 C temperatures. At the end of the hour I stood righ...
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Dark-eyed Junco
January 10, 2016 - Arrived home from church and decided not to go to the park in windy 10 F/-12 C conditions. Instead, sat in the comfort o...
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Nuts over nuts
January 09, 2016 - Tufted titmice don't spend long on the ground, and one must be quick to focus and trigger the shutter button. They are s...
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Brown Creeper
January 08, 2016 - Observed two brown creepers at Saw Wee Kee Park this morning. This photo shows a better view of the species than the bro...
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Mourning Dove Profile
January 07, 2016 - Did not get out to the park today. Instead, let the birds come to me. This dove came to the deck late in the daylight ho...
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Skinny little squirrel
January 06, 2016 - A skinny little squirrel has showed up at our deck the last three mornings. I spread some seed for it on the deck early...
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House Finch (male)
January 05, 2016 - House finches are year round residents in much of the U.S. This one is feeding on black oil sunflower seeds.
This pic...
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Mourning Dove at the Park
January 04, 2016 - Traveled to Lake Renwick Forest Preserve (Will County) as well as to Lake Bartlett looking for greater white-fronted gee...
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Bird's Eye View
January 03, 2016 - Many birds spend time on the ground searching for food or nesting materials. I am attempting to be more consistent in ge...
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Black-capped Chickadee
January 02, 2016 - Dropped son Matt off at Chicago O'Hare Airport International Terminal for his flight back to China. On the drive to the...
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Song Sparrow
January 01, 2016 - Saw many of the usual birds at the park this afternoon, until along comes a bird foraging far off to the left and right...
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