Northern Illinois Birder

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

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Texas Birds

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A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Texas; 6/22/2011. Hummingbirds are always fun to watch as they buzz around flower gardens and Hummi...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Eastern Bluebirds - Texas Birds

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Eastern Bluebird, Texas; 6/22/2011. Bluebirds are always fun to spot and watch. A pair of Eastern Bluebirds (Above) made their home in...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Texas Birds

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Texas; 6/23/2011. On my last morning visiting my sister in Texas, I made one last hike around their property, an...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Summer Tanager - Texas Birds

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A juvenile Summer Tanager, Texas; 6/22/2011. While visiting my sister and her husband in Texas, we were on their back deck when we all...
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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Texas Birds

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Male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Texas; 6/22/2011. My dream came true! Whoo Hoo! While we were driving across North Texas on the way ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Hairy Woodpecker - Texas Birds

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A female Hairy Woodpecker, Texas; 6/22/2011. Another addition to my Life List was the Hairy Woodpecker as one (or more) was quite visi...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Mississippi Kite - Texas Birds

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Mississippi Kite, Texas; 6/22/2011. One of the birds I saw on my Sister's and Brother-in-Law's property in Texas was an additi...
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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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