Northern Illinois Birder

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

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Snowy Owl sighting in Northern Illinois

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This is probably the best of my photos of the Snowy Owl as it flew in an arc about 50 yards away, Ogle County, IL; 1/29/11. "I'm...
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Double-crested Cormorants, Brown Pelicans, Isla Contoy

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Despite the overwhelming dominence of the Magnificent Frigatebird (see my yesterday's post - 12/28/11) on Isla Contoy, there was still a...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Magnificent Frigatebird, Isla Contoy Nature Preserve

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 The dock and beach at Isla Contoy; view from a trail on a hill; Isla Contoy, MX; 12/21/10.  We took a fantastic day long trip to t...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

Great Egrets, Brown Pelicans, & Ruddy Turnstones

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A Ruddy Turnstone looking for food on the beach of a marina on the Isla Mujeres, Mexico; 12/20/10. The final sandpiper bird we saw on the...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Ruddy Turnstones on Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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An artistic sculpture on the eastern end of Isla Mujeres, Mexico; 12/20/10. Ruddy Turnstones and a Sanderling searching the rocky shor...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Sanderling and Laughing Gulls, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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The north coast of Isla mujeres, Mexico; 12/20/10. On December 20, we decided to take a ferry and spend the day on Isla Mujeres (Isle of ...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Yellow Warbler

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Our old friend, a female Yellow Warbler, Cancun, Mx: 12/19/10. While hunting for exotic Mexican birds in the beautiful gardens of the res...
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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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