April 30, 2016 - The white-crowned sparrow is another in a long-running series of sparrows! The white-crowned sparrow winters in a large...

April 29, 2016 - Began ebirding on 2/12/2016 during the Great Backyard Bird Count weekend, and the solitary sandpiper is my 100th species...

April 27, 2016 - Question: Where does one find a swamp sparrow?

April 26, 2016 - After doing volunteer work at the church, we stopped at a grocery store for a few things including lunch. I suggested to...

April 24, 2016 - A lesser yellowlegs is pictured using it's wings and tailfeathers as a braking mechanism preparatory to landing. Observe...

April 23, 2016 - This morning I went on a bird photography hike at Heron Rookery Nature Preserve at Lake Renwick in Plainfield, Illinois.

April 21, 2016 - The squirrel persists in posing on the deck rail with a walnut. Who am I to refuse the photo opp?

April 20, 2016 - Filled the bird feeder, flushed and filled the bird bath, then waited for the action. Robins were eager for a bath.

April 19, 2016 - Yet another kind of sparrow is posted today, the savannah sparrow. Sadly for these birds, the "savannah" in which these...

April 18, 2016 - A red-bellied woodpecker and his mate worked their way up a dead tree inspecting holes for nesting potential. This hole...

April 17, 2016 - The field sparrow is the tenth type of sparrow I've identified, and there are additional local sparrow species I've not...

April 16, 2016 - Daughter Laura sold her Naperville condo, purchasing and moving into a Chicago condo this week. Her new home is an upgra...

April 15, 2016 - A tiny wisp of a bird, the winter wren feeds on insects on or near the ground. It likes dead wood both for a feeding loc...

April 14, 2016 - Stopped by Saw Wee Kee Park in Oswego, Illinois where I spent many winter mornings taking photos. It's much nicer when i...

April 13, 2016 - Walked around in high grass and wet conditions with not much to show for it. Decided to return to my mobile photo studio...

April 12, 2016 - Spent a couple hours walking around Oakhurst Forest Preserve in Aurora, Illinois this afternoon. It was a beautiful sunn...

April 11, 2016 - This small unassuming gray thrush created quite a stir in the Chicago western suburbs birding community. This Townsend's...

April 10, 2016 - A little before 8 am and just in time to create a blip, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard Duck showed up to scoop seed from under our...

April 09, 2016 - Went to Blackwell Forest Preserve to get photos of common loons observed at the park. As I was driving in this loon was...

April 08, 2016 - For the second Friday in a row am posting a northern flicker photo. Once you recognize and identify a bird you start see...

April 07, 2016 - Jenni said to blip the muskrat photo, so for those of you who don't like rodents I'm blaming her! I like the water puddl...

April 06, 2016 - This photo is dark and moody to match this rainy day. Photo was taken at 11:15 am, with flowers overlit by LED ring f...

April 05, 2016 - This union is hereby sealed with a stick, and witnessed by Double-Crested Cormorant. Counted 24 great blue heron nest...

April 04, 2016 - Summer weather yesterday, and today just above the freezing point with snow flurries. What's the deal? At least birding...

April 03, 2016 - Gulls continued to cry raucously sounding the alarm well after a bald eagle flew over. Bluegrass Prairie Park West, O...

April 02, 2016 - Keeping one's nose clean is an American idiom dating to 1887, and at the time it meant to stay on your best behavior and...

April 01, 2016 - Ther northern flicker is a large North American woodpecker, but most of the time you won't see it drumming on trees. It'...