Northern Illinois Birder

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

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Red-headed Woodpecker and Red-breasted Sapsucker

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Red-headed Woodpeckers were a common sight at the Rowe Wildlife Sanctuary in Nebraska; 7-11-10. One of the most beautiful sights in the b...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Spotted Towhee

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Yesterday, while highlighting the Dickcissel,  I mentioned the Rowe Wildlife Sanctuary near Kearny, Nebraska, and that it is a prime birding...
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Dickcissel

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A Dickcissel singing away at the Rowe Wildlife Sanctuary, Nebraska; 7-11-10. I have always heard and read that Dickcissels live here in N...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Pine Siskin

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Notice the yellow markingss on the Pine Siskin's wings and tail; Silverthorne, CO; 7-6-10. A member of the finch family that can easi...
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Friday, August 27, 2010

Black-throated Sparrow (#11)

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A Black-throated Sparrow giving me a wary look; Siphon Draw Trail, Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ; 12-26-08. My 11th and last in my blog se...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

White-throated Sparrow (#10)

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The striking White-throated Sparrow sitting on our front porch stoop one spring morning; 4-24-10. In April, this Spring, I was surprised ...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

White-crowned Sparrow (#9)

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White-crowned Sparrow singing its familiar song along a bike path in Silverthorne, CO; 7-6-10. I first observed a White-crowned Sparrow i...
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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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