Common Grackles are deceivingly beautiful birds. They often look black at first glance, but when the sun hits them just right, their iridescent feathers come to life.
#birds #birdphotography #commongrackle #illinoisbirds #nextdoornature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
#birds #birdphotography #commongrackle #illinoisbirds #nextdoornature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
April 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Common Grackles are deceivingly beautiful birds. They often look black at first glance, but when the sun hits them just right, their iridescent feathers come to life.
#birds #birdphotography #commongrackle #illinoisbirds #nextdoornature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
#birds #birdphotography #commongrackle #illinoisbirds #nextdoornature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
A couple of cardinal shots from a trip to see friends in Illinois. These are 2 of 40 total images I managed over 4 days. Not a photo trip.
#birds #northerncardinal #illinoisbirds #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #ebird #allaboutbirds #birdcaptures
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#birds #northerncardinal #illinoisbirds #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #ebird #allaboutbirds #birdcaptures
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March 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A couple of cardinal shots from a trip to see friends in Illinois. These are 2 of 40 total images I managed over 4 days. Not a photo trip.
#birds #northerncardinal #illinoisbirds #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #ebird #allaboutbirds #birdcaptures
#omsystem #om1markii #mzuiko100400
#birds #northerncardinal #illinoisbirds #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #ebird #allaboutbirds #birdcaptures
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February 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Red finches on our feeder! Haven't seen them on our feeders before, but they've been around for a couple of weeks. Love the variety of birds we get. #addBirder #birds #illinoisbirds
February 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Red finches on our feeder! Haven't seen them on our feeders before, but they've been around for a couple of weeks. Love the variety of birds we get. #addBirder #birds #illinoisbirds
This #AmericanTreeSparrow was intently foraging on the ground on a bitterly cold day in early January.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This #AmericanTreeSparrow was intently foraging on the ground on a bitterly cold day in early January.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
A #NorthernHarrier deftly doing what it does best -- surveying the land for a meal!
Taken Jan 2025 at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A #NorthernHarrier deftly doing what it does best -- surveying the land for a meal!
Taken Jan 2025 at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
A #NorthernShrike that shares a foreboding nickname with other Shrikes: the #butcherbird. Glad I am not being impaled by these adorable (but vicious) song birds.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A #NorthernShrike that shares a foreboding nickname with other Shrikes: the #butcherbird. Glad I am not being impaled by these adorable (but vicious) song birds.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
A medley of #AmericanRobin photos.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A medley of #AmericanRobin photos.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
I often run into #AmericanTreeSparrow on top of thorn bushes which is pretty metal for a bird I don't associate with being particularly prickly.
(taken Jan 2025) #addBirder #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
(taken Jan 2025) #addBirder #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
January 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I often run into #AmericanTreeSparrow on top of thorn bushes which is pretty metal for a bird I don't associate with being particularly prickly.
(taken Jan 2025) #addBirder #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
(taken Jan 2025) #addBirder #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Northern Flicker is enjoying the suet feeder this snowy morning. #birds ##birdfeeder #Northernflicker #snowyday #illinoisbirds
January 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Northern Flicker is enjoying the suet feeder this snowy morning. #birds ##birdfeeder #Northernflicker #snowyday #illinoisbirds
Hearing the downy woodpecker chirp while I filled up the feeder filled me up with satisfaction, then seeing a red tailed hawk fly into a nearby tree filled me with gratefulness and awe. #grateful, #illinoisbirds
December 4, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Hearing the downy woodpecker chirp while I filled up the feeder filled me up with satisfaction, then seeing a red tailed hawk fly into a nearby tree filled me with gratefulness and awe. #grateful, #illinoisbirds
Sorry for the far away photo but here are two juvenile sandhill cranes hanging out in late November in Chicagoland. It made my day watching them. #cranes, #illinoisbirds
November 22, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Sorry for the far away photo but here are two juvenile sandhill cranes hanging out in late November in Chicagoland. It made my day watching them. #cranes, #illinoisbirds