@gvbodenhausen.bsky.social
Mostly nature photography, primarily northeastern Illinois
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. 🪶
Bald eagle fly-by at Rock Run Rookery 🪶
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Bald eagle fly-by at Rock Run Rookery 🪶
Periodic lunar check-in. Still there, waning gibbous. 🌖
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Periodic lunar check-in. Still there, waning gibbous. 🌖
The most upside-down of all birds (thanks to its extra-strong hallux), the white-breasted nuthatch 🪶
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The most upside-down of all birds (thanks to its extra-strong hallux), the white-breasted nuthatch 🪶
American black duck in the Fox River 🪶
February 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
American black duck in the Fox River 🪶
Sphagnum moss peeking through the snow at Volo Bog
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Sphagnum moss peeking through the snow at Volo Bog
Cold turkey 🪶
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Cold turkey 🪶
I do believe I've been spotted 🪶
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I do believe I've been spotted 🪶
Wild turkey close-up. Seen today at the Sand Ridge Nature Preserve (one of 9). Possibly not the loveliest bird. 🪶
February 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Wild turkey close-up. Seen today at the Sand Ridge Nature Preserve (one of 9). Possibly not the loveliest bird. 🪶
A wee dark-eyed junco, eyeing the snowy landscape 🪶
January 31, 2026 at 12:38 PM
A wee dark-eyed junco, eyeing the snowy landscape 🪶
How many walnut pieces can fit in a crow's beak? Corvids will always find a way to optimize this kind of challenge. 🪶
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
How many walnut pieces can fit in a crow's beak? Corvids will always find a way to optimize this kind of challenge. 🪶
A hairy woodpecker at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. They generally prefer to hang out in forests. It was nice to see this guy enjoying the Chicago lakefront. 🪶
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
A hairy woodpecker at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. They generally prefer to hang out in forests. It was nice to see this guy enjoying the Chicago lakefront. 🪶
A red-tailed hawk, seen at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
A red-tailed hawk, seen at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary 🪶
A crow about to land on a small ice floe in Lake Michigan 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A crow about to land on a small ice floe in Lake Michigan 🪶
American kestrel in a tree top at Montrose Harbor. This little falcon did not appear to be enjoying the Arctic weather. 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
American kestrel in a tree top at Montrose Harbor. This little falcon did not appear to be enjoying the Arctic weather. 🪶