Merganser floating on the marsh water #birds

Crow striding through the marsh muck and 30 mph winds #birds

White Crowned Sparrow surveying the prairie grass #birds

American Tree Sparrow hiding in plain sight #birds

Raft of Tundra Swans floating on the Shabbona marsh water 🦢 #birds

Tundra Swans stopping by the Shabbona marsh during their winter migration 🦢 #birds

The calm before the storm ❄️. Twelve inches of snow on its way ⛄️

Bald Eagle looking north up the Illinois River profile #birds

Bald Eagle surveying the Illinois River for its next meal #birds

Gull soaring through the mist rising up off the Illinois River #birds

He will bend the rain and keep it from infertile ground. He will quench humanity’s thirst for justice with His righteousness. 🕊️

Out of the ground we are taken, for the dust we are, and to the dust we shall return. This is the temporary nature of life. ~ Élan vital !

Bald Eagle prepares to take flight from its fragile perch over the Illinois River #birds

If everyone’s a moose then I guess no one is.

Bald Eagle looking at me, looking at him #birds

Muskrat munching on some field corn 🌽 #wildlife #nature

White Pelicans preening #birds

Eurasian Teals resting on the top of a sunken tree #birds

Eurasian Teal looking for a meal #birds

Northern Flicker perched #birds

Bald Eagle profile #birds

Bald Eagle perched over the Illinois River #birds

Blue Jay grazing #birds

Lone Canada Goose on the loose #birds

Canada Geese getting a jump on the upcoming polar vortex 🥶 ❄️ 🧊 #birds

Muskrat dawning its thick winter coat #wildlife #nature

Eurasian Teal digesting after a meal #birds

Mallard floating on the Kish on just another #MallardMonday #birds

Cardinal hiding in plain sight #birds

White-crowned Sparrow #birds

Squirrel chewing on black walnut hull #wildlife #nature

Blue Heron profile #birds

The devil is out now more than he ever has been before.

Blue Heron on a dinosaur stroll down the Fox River #birds

Blue Heron perched in a tree along the Fox River & posing for my camera 📷 #birds

Blue Heron in a good fishing spot #birds

Blue Heron dining on a chub from the Fox River #birds

Blue Heron bobbing for Bass in the Fox River #birds

Blue Heron wading in the Fox River under a high blue sky #birds

Blue Heron hunting on the Fox River #birds

Blue Heron enjoying a morning meal #birds

Mallards floating on the Fox River #birds

Blue Heron perched in tree along Fox River #birds

Sports was once the entertainment of the working class. The average family cannot afford to attend an NFL game due to high costs for tickets, parking, concessions, and merchandise, which can easily exceed $1500 for a family of four. #NFL #ChicagoBears #Greed 🏈

Bufflehead on the marsh waters #birds

Read-tailed Hawk high up in the clear blue sky #birds

Blue Jay gathering its harvest #birds

Blue Jay enjoying a morning meal #birds

Blue Jay perched and hiding in plain sight #birds