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Peeks
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You can call me Peeks | wildlife enjoyer | amateur photographer | green heron supremacy | 30 | (she/her)
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I spent a week in Georgia, and met some very vocal Boat-tailed Grackles at the beach!
📸 November 5, 2025 - Tybee Island, GA
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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The moon in all her glory, waning after the full moon
📸 October 8, 2025 my front yard - Springfield, IL
#photography #naturephotography #moon #astronomy
A light yellow moon in the center of a black frame, the scarred landscape visible. It is waning, the slightest slice taken from the right side.
October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Watching ducks forage through the mud is one of life's gifts to us all.
📸 September 20, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #illinois
September 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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My partner has a sharp eye, he spotted this Red-shouldered Hawk perch high above the pond
📸 September 20, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #illinois #hawk
September 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Lovely mallard had the boardwalk all to herself!
📸 September 20, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #illinois
September 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Captured a fascinating scene, this little crab spider nabbed herself a huge meal!
📸 September 7, 2025 Lincoln Memorial Gardens - Springfield, IL
#nature #photography #illinois
A small white and brown spider hidden under a flower, clutching onto a paralyzed butterfly much larger than itself. Nature is endlessly fascinating, and it happens all around you!
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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A curious green heron, keeping one eye on me across the pond and the other on the young Cooper's hawks in the tree just above
📸 August 21, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #photography #wildlife #illinois
September 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Apologies, as these are not great but I have to share this Osprey sighting! Fall migration provided me the opportunity to see one locally, and the non-birders in my life don't understand my excitement over the sighting.
📸 September 7, 2025 Lincoln Memorial Gardens - Springfield, IL
#birds
September 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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I got to show off my spark bird to my partner over the weekend! This juvenile Green Heron was very calm, hanging out in this little puddle by the lake
📸 9/7/2025 Lincoln Memorial Gardens - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #illinois #nature
September 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I really enjoy how spunky wrens are, this little one was talking up a storm along the trail!
📸 August 2, 2025 Lincoln Memorial Gardens - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #illinois #nature
A house wren perched on a branch, giving my partner and I a piece of their mind!
August 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Ahh I'm so excited to have captured a killdeer for the first time! I've heard their calls and seen them fly overhead for my entire life, but today I happened across several!
📸 July 18, 2025 Southwind Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #photography #illinois
July 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Oh to be a Grackle, drinking from a cool fountain on a hot day
📸 July 13, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #centralillinois #wildlife #photography
A brown bird perches in a fountain with its beak dipped in the water as it drinks.
July 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Another day, another heron! A smaller Great Blue Heron than I've seen before, this one was strutting along for all the walkers to see!
📸 July 14, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #centralillinois #wildlife
A tall shorebird wades in shallow water hunting for prey.
July 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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I had the absolute pleasure of introducing some family to the local Green Heron this morning. It was a great birding day out there!
📸 July 13, 2025 Washington Park - Springfield, IL
#birds #birdphotography #centralillinois #wildlife
A small short bird with long legs and a long beak stands in the water.
July 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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The Canada Geese in Chicago are so much more comfortable than they are just a few hours south. Just as hissy, though! #birds #goose #wildlifephotography #photography #chicago
📸 June 28, 2025
Close-up of a Canada Goose mid-hiss
July 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Sibling squabbles don't need any translation! These little Canada Goslings were sassy with a late addition to the nap pile.
#birds #wildlifephotography
📸 May 20, 2025
A group of young geese laying together in the grass in the midst of an apparent argument.
July 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Crest out, happy after a hearty bluegill #birds #centralillinois #photography #wildlife
📸 July 6, 2025
A small shorebird stands in flowing water with its head crest on display.
July 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Birds are what usually draw my eye while I'm out, but the dragonflies have been out in force and are really entertaining to watch zip around!
#wildlife #invertebrates #dragonfly #photography
July 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Overnight rain had this little creek flowing fast today, perfect for the Green Heron! Captured some hunting in action today, this bluegill didn't stand a chance!
📸 July 6, 2025
#birds #centralillinois #wildlife #photography
July 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Bonus shots of wings out, cooling down. It was a hot one out there!
📸 July 4, 2025

#birds
#illinois
#wildlife
Large shore bird standing on a fallen tree with its wings spread wide Large shore bird standing on a fallen tree with its wings spread wide, and its mouth open
July 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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I've spotted this guy from afar as they survey the pond, but patience paid off today! A beautiful Great Blue Heron
#birds
#illinois
#wildlife
#photography
A large shore bird standing in shallow water
July 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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This was my first Green Heron sighting, a magical experience that may have sealed this photography thing for me #birds #heron
📸 May 17, 2025
July 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I've taken time to showcase a few subjects from my Chicago trip, but here's a duckling much more local! #mallard #birds #duckling
July 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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This is my first clear red-winged blackbird shot, this gentleman sat nicely for me #birds
July 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Pigeons, like all birds, are to be loved. Just look at this one showing off the iridescence of their feathers #bird
July 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM