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Savanna Sparrow singing in the meadow.

Caspian Terns...on my morning walk 5.28.25

This Blue-winged Warbler put on quite a show. It got its prize, and so did I.

Male and female Wood ducks on an early morning, 5 1/2 hour walk. A very good day! #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography

Just when I think I've taken my last Oriole pic (there have been sooo many this year), I encounter this Baltimore Oriole feasting on a Shagbark Hickory flower. I couldn't resist😀 #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

I thought I heard a Warbling Vireo when I got to the preserve, but Merlin says this is a Philadelphia. Thoughts? #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

A little Ovenbird crossed my path, on my morning walk through the woods. The Ovenbird is actually a warbler and is in the family of wood warblers. It's name is a reference to the bird's nest, a domed structure that resembles an oven #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Green Heron flew in and perched over the lagoon long enough for a few clicks. #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

A quite common, but a lovely duck, this male Mallard is watching the world go by. #birds #birdphotography

Bay-breasted Warbler turned up on my morning walk. #birds #birdphotography

Male and female Scarlet Tanagers...on my morning walk. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography

Cape May warbler showing off his colors...on my morning outing. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Peak migration is underway...always such fun. American Redstart, male #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

What's not to love about the Baltimore Oriole? #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

An endangered Piping Plover pair (Monty and Rose) appeared at Montrose Beach in 2019 and fledged 2 chicks. That was the first time Chicago had seen Piping Plovers in 71 years! Today we saw one of the Piping Plovers at the beach. #birds #birdphotography

This beauty flew into a maple tree and provided some great photo ops. Black-throated Green warbler, on my morning walk. #birds #birdphotography #photography #naturephotography #nature #photography

Usually how I see them...flying away from me. 🤣 Wood duck #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #photography

Look at the eyes on the back of the male Wood duck (you may have to zoom in). No wonder it's so difficult to sneak up on them...eyes almost in the back of their head! One reason I love Nature/birds/photography~I learn something new every time I go out. #birds #birdwatching #nature #birdphotography

Exploring this new world. Mallard duckling...one of 20! #birds #ducks #birdwatching #nature

Wanna see something cool? At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is. The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥

They Believe Poor Americans Have Too Much…

I thought today would be uneventful, then as I was heading back to the parking lot I encountered this rarer warbler, Hooded warbler. Today was a very good day! #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Common Yellowthroat takes a momentary break. #bird #birdphotography

I saw something at a distance and was surprised to determine it was a soggy coyote. Here it was eyeing some birds. #nature #naturephotography

250 years ago, the American people made it clear that they weren’t going to be ruled by kings. On June 14, we’re taking to the streets in a nationwide day of defiance to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like.

This Green Heron, walking feet from the path, unconcerned with the onlookers...almost too close. A cool encounter with one of my favs! #birds #birdphotography

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Male Osprey on the hunt for his mate on the nest. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Trump’s VA quietly ended a key program that helped Veterans avoid foreclosure. Now thousands are at risk of losing their homes—with no replacement in place. Just more proof that Trump has zero respect for those who’ve served. MORE: www.npr.org/2025/05/01/n...

A daily encounter on my morning walks. One of my favs! Wood duck pair. #birds #ducks #birdphotography

My camera wasn't ready to capture the squabble between these Red-bellied and Red-headed woodpeckers, but the Red-bellied won the battle. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Great Blue Heron preening along the lagoons...on my morning walk. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

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The Christian Hypocrisy Paradox

Surveying the surrounding area, aware, yet oblivious to the onlookers below. Peregrine falcon. Montrose Bird Sanctuary. #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Blown into the Windy City from who knows where! Hope he finds his way safely home. Montrose Bird Sanctuary #bird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Warbling Vireo, on my morning outing. #birds #birdphotography

Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.

Waiting to get all my ducks in a row. Wood ducks at Burnridge FP #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

This Savannah Sparrow found an artistic perch just as I passed by. #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography

Sedge Wren in the brush as I started out on my morning adventure. Muirhead Springs #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Always entertaining watching these birds foraging in the leaf-litter, throwing up leaves as they go. Eastern Towhee. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography

A windblown Hermit Thrush on my morning outing. #bird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

A White-eyed Vireo on overcast morning, at my favorite hotspot Montrose Bird Sanctuary #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

A very well fed, cheeky, raccoon taking advantage of the feeder at the nature center. #nature #naturephotography #wildlife

Decided to stop into a forest preserve that I wasn't familiar with. It seemed rather uninhabited and as I was about to turn back to the car I looked up into a patch of trees. To my amazement, I saw a GBH and Great heron rookery! #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography