Northern Illinois Birder

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

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Eurasian Magpie and Magpie Lore

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A Eurasian Magpie at Regents Park, London, UK; 4/10/10. ' A Eurasian Magpie strutting its stuff in Regents Park, London, UK; 4/10...
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Jackdaw

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 A Jackdaw hanging around the Hampton Court grounds, London, UK; 4/5/10. Another black bird that is commonly referred to in Shakespear...
Friday, October 29, 2010

Eurasian Blackbird

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Female Eurasian Blackbird, Regents Park, London, UK; 4/10/10. The Eurasian Blackbird is common and widespread in woods and gardens over a...
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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Ring-necked Parakeet

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Another surprising find while exploring the grounds of the Hampton Court Palace, was the Ring-necked Parakeet (Below). Upon seeing a pair of...
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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Great Tit

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 A Great Tit, Hampton Court, London, UK; 4/5/10. While exploring the grounds around the Hampton Court Palace, London, UK, I was specifi...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Common Moorhen

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 Common Moorhen, Regents Park, London; 4/10/10 The most widely distributed member of the rail family, is the Common Moorhen (Above and ...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Eurasian Coot and American Coot

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We saw lots of Coots while in London last April: on the Hampton Court grounds, at Regents Park and St. James Park - the three areas where we...
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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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