PRETTY BIRDS and PRETTY POOR PHOTOS I'll finish my series about Wood Warblers who live in Northern Illinois for the summer with a grou...

A male American Redstart, Nygren Wetlands, Rockton, IL; 5/12/2012.  Talking about summer warblers that reside in Northern IL in my past ...

Great Blue Herons wondering when the cooler temps will get here? A pair of Great Blue Herons looking straight up in the air, Rock Cut ...

MAY IS HOMEBUILDERS MONTH FOR BIRDS A Baltimore Oriole gathering material to build a nest, Rock Cut Sate Park, Rockford, IL; 5/5/2012. ...

"DICK - DICK-CISSAL-CISSAL!" A male Dickcissal, one of many that have saturated Northern Illinois grasslands; Glacial park, Mc...

An Indigo Bunting mugging for the camera, Nygren Wetlands, Rockton, IL; 5/12/2012. Indigo Buntings (Above) have been quite a presence th...

A Willow Flycatcher, Glacial Park, McHenry Cnty, IL; 6/10/2012. June should be named "The Month of the Flycatcher" in Northern...

A Great Crested Flycatcher doing its thing - catching flies, Rock Cut State Park, IL; 6-13-12. Keeping with the weekend theme of Flycatc...

A Baltimore Oriole gathering nesting materials near Olsen Lake, Rock Cut State Park; 5/5/2012. I have never seen or heard as many Baltim...