Northern Illinois Birder

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

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Blue Jays

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4th in my series of  birds with a crest, is the ever present Blue Jay.  The Blue Jays' songs (such as it is - more like a squawking) are...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Tufted Titmouse

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I might as well do a series of photos - "Birds with Crests." The photo below (11-14-09) is a Tufted Titmouse. It was the only time...
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Cedar Waxwing

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Another bird sporting a crest is one of my favorites - Cedar Waxwings.  They seem to band together in small flocks. I've seen them forag...
Sunday, July 4, 2010

Red-crested Cardinal

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In honor of our country's Independence day celebration, I tried to find a red, white and blue bird. The closest could find in my files o...
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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Black and White Warbler

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The Black and White Warbler acts more like a Nuthatch than a Warbler. It clings onto tree trunks gleening them for insects. A small object z...
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Friday, July 2, 2010

Brown Thrasher

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I was actually at the Atlanta Zoo with my gal, Val (she loves zoos), and even with all the captivating (no pun intended) animals at our disp...
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Thursday, July 1, 2010

White-eyed Vireo

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The White-eyed Vireo is often hiding low in thick bushes. I spotted this little guy (Below) while finishing a hike on the Kingsnake Trail in...
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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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