Northern Illinois Birder

A novice birder's observation of birds and other natural wildlife with wings ... or maybe not with wings...

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Wild Turkeys, Northern Illinois Year Round Resident

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A flock of Wild Turkeys on the lawn of a house adjacent to Rock Cut State Park, Rockford, IL; 4/1/2013. Along with the Ring-necked Pheas...
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Whit-winged Crossbills; Northern Illinois Winter Visitors

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An immature, male and female White-winged Crossbill, near Anna Page Park, Rockford, IL; 2/5/2012. I often use the IBET, a birding site ...
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Great Blue Heron with a broken bill

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A Great Blue Heron with a broken bill, Rock Cut State Park, IL; 6/13/2012. Earlier this summer while I was hiking in Rock Cut State Park...
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Warbler Fall Migration: Northern Waterthrush

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THE WARBLERS ARE COMING! THE WARBLERS ARE COMING!  It's still only mid-August, but birders throughout Illinois are reporting that t...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

Cinnamon Teal at North Pond, Chicago

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This male Cinnamon Teal has been hanging around North Pond, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL; 3/30/11. Since early spring a Cinnamon Teal has b...
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Hello, I have always been interested in birds, undoubtedly influenced by my mother and grandmother. As a young boy I remember paging through my parents' bird books. Both my Mom and Grandma would identify birds by both their songs and their looks. I enjoy nature and being out in it as often as I am able. Being a teacher helps - as I have much of the summer to do just that. I have done some nature and wildlife photography, but until a few years ago I never thought about photographing birds thinking that it would be too difficult - too small and too flighty. After a few thousand photos, my girlfriend suggested that I open a blog sharing some of the pictures that I have taken and hopefully will be taking in the future. During the 3 years that have been writing this blog, I have graduated from my first camera, a Sony Digital, to my 2nd, a Canon Rebel T1i, to finally my 3rd and current camera - Canon EOS7D. I started with the standard 18-55mm lens, which I soon found was totally impractical. I then purchased a Canon 55-250mm which I used for quite some time, until I bought a Sigma 150-500mm.and finally sold that one and replaced it with a Sigma 150-600mm, my current birding lens.
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