@gvbodenhausen.bsky.social
Mostly nature photography, primarily northeastern Illinois
Snow geese as abstract art 🪶
February 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Snow geese as abstract art 🪶
Eagle enjoying an icy breakfast picnic 🪶
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Eagle enjoying an icy breakfast picnic 🪶
Carolina wren at Chautauqua NWR 🪶
February 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Carolina wren at Chautauqua NWR 🪶
There were also hundreds of greater white-fronted geese at Chautauqua NWR 🪶
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
There were also hundreds of greater white-fronted geese at Chautauqua NWR 🪶
Trumpeter swan, flying low overhead 🪶
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Trumpeter swan, flying low overhead 🪶
Thousands of snow geese at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge -- an awe-inspiring sight 🪶
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Thousands of snow geese at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge -- an awe-inspiring sight 🪶
Coyote Icecapades - should be an Olympic event
February 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Coyote Icecapades - should be an Olympic event
Tundra swans 🪶🦢
February 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Tundra swans 🪶🦢
Trumpeter swan exuding natural elegance 🪶
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Trumpeter swan exuding natural elegance 🪶
A crane wading in the Fox River while vocalizing incessantly 🪶
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A crane wading in the Fox River while vocalizing incessantly 🪶
A trumpeter swan, wandering into goose territory 🪶🦢
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A trumpeter swan, wandering into goose territory 🪶🦢
February sunrise over Lake Michigan 🌅
February 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
February sunrise over Lake Michigan 🌅
This female common goldeneye was surrounded by 10 males, all doing their distinctive courtship display. She didn't seem impressed, tbh. 🪶
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This female common goldeneye was surrounded by 10 males, all doing their distinctive courtship display. She didn't seem impressed, tbh. 🪶
A bald eagle flying down to the Fox River at McHenry Dam 🪶
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
A bald eagle flying down to the Fox River at McHenry Dam 🪶
Fox sparrow 🪶
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Fox sparrow 🪶
Flying squirrel (actually an eastern gray squirrel) zooming across the snow at the Chicago Botanic Garden 🐿️
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Flying squirrel (actually an eastern gray squirrel) zooming across the snow at the Chicago Botanic Garden 🐿️
A white-winged scoter, sometimes found in Lake Michigan during the winters, but in this case patrolling the Chicago River 🪶
February 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A white-winged scoter, sometimes found in Lake Michigan during the winters, but in this case patrolling the Chicago River 🪶
VW Beetle full of orchids at the Chicago Botanic Garden 🌺
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
VW Beetle full of orchids at the Chicago Botanic Garden 🌺
Great blue heron fishing in the DuPage River 🪶
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Great blue heron fishing in the DuPage River 🪶
Sometimes you push the shutter button at just the right moment. 🦌
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Sometimes you push the shutter button at just the right moment. 🦌
It's a little-known fact that robins can levitate. 🪶
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM
It's a little-known fact that robins can levitate. 🪶
coyote encounter in the early morning
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
coyote encounter in the early morning
Common merganser departure 🪶
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Common merganser departure 🪶
Common merganser hens showing off their fancy coifs. 🪶
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Common merganser hens showing off their fancy coifs. 🪶