Eastern Wood-PeWee Takeoff
May 31, 2026 - I managed to get this image of an Eastern Wood-Pewee in the process of taking off. One of the fun challenges of photogra...
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Immature Orchard Oriole
May 30, 2026 - I've seen many Orchard Orioles, but I'm not sure I've ever seen or photographed an immature male Orchard Oriole. I love...
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Portrait of an Eastern Bluebird
May 30, 2026 - I have encountered several nesting pairs of Eastern Bluebirds around the county this spring. I knew without fail that I...
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Downy Woodpecker Providing
May 30, 2026 - I enjoyed watching this Downy Woodpecker make trips back to the nest to feed the chicks inside the hollowed-out tree. It...
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Field Sparrow in Flight
May 28, 2026 - I found this beautiful Field Sparrow moving through, of all places, a field at Comlara Park. I appreciate that it gave m...
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
May 28, 2026 - I loved that this Eastern Wood-Pewee was giving me as curious a look as I was giving it. This flycatcher was soaking up...
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Black-throated Green Warbler
May 28, 2026 - This series of Black-throated Green Warbler images was taken on May 14th at Centennial Park in Heyworth, IL. This partic...
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American Goldfinch Enjoying Nature
May 28, 2026 - I caught this Goldfinch watching a sweat bee fly by, as it perched quietly along the banks of the pond at Centennial Par...
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American Redstart in Flight
May 27, 2026 - I was thrilled to capture this American Redstart with its wings fully extended as it danced from limb to limb at Centenn...
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Worm-eating Warbler-2
May 27, 2026 - This isn’t a new image, but just one I’m finally getting around to editing and posting. This is another image of the elu...
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Downy Woodpecker in Action
May 27, 2026 - I have always wanted to capture a series of images of a woodpecker working on a tree. This series captures different mom...
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Cool Hair (Cardinal)
May 27, 2026 - Check out the cool hair on this cardinal! That windswept crest gave this little guy a ton of personality, and I really l...
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
May 26, 2026 - That Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is such a sweet little bird, full of personality and beauty. I love the subtle blue coloring.
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Nashville Warbler
May 26, 2026 - I was able to capture these images of a vibrant Nashville Warbler at Funk’s Grove on May 2nd. I heard this guy chirping...
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What a Nut
May 26, 2026 - I caught this Blue Jay mid-snack just after it had pulled a nut out of its shell. The look it gave me was priceless, lik...
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Red Head Overhead
May 26, 2026 - Nothing like seeing the flash of red and white high up in the trees from the fully extended wings of a Red-headed Woodpe...
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Northern Cardinal
May 25, 2026 - The Northern Cardinal is a beloved North American bird that, for many, spiritually symbolizes the presence of an angel o...
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The Chase (American Redstart)
May 23, 2026 - Sometimes you capture something that you didn’t expect. Whenever I’m photographing wildlife, I’m always hopeful to captu...
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Wilson's Warbler
May 23, 2026 - Warblers are generally very small, but the Wilson’s Warbler is one of the smallest. If it wasn’t for their flashy colors...
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Canada Warbler-6
May 22, 2026 - It took me a bit to finally photograph this warbler this year, and this little guy, in particular, played hard to get at...
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Kentucky Warbler
May 21, 2026 - I felt very fortunate to spend some time with this beautiful Kentucky Warbler tonight. They prefer large, mature forests...
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Red-shouldered Hawk
May 20, 2026 - While driving around Moraine View State Park tonight, I was rewarded with this beautiful Red-shouldered Hawk perched in...
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Common Yellowthroat
May 19, 2026 - I spotted this Common Yellowthroat posing on this driftwood along the Kickapoo Creek. The dense canopy of trees blocks m...
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Blue Grosbeaks
May 18, 2026 - I was happy to see a couple of Blue Grosbeaks at Schroeder Nature Preserve last weekend. I really enjoy watching these b...
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Carolina Wren - Defending the Nest
May 17, 2026 - Much respect to this Carolina Wren protecting the nest. The strong stance, the call, and the proud sense of duty this li...
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Fledgling Carolina Wren
May 17, 2026 - How stinking adorable is this little fledgling Carolina Wren? He might just be my new spirit animal. I’ve decided to cal...
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Baltimore Oriole Squabble
May 16, 2026 - Tonight I went to Schroeder Nature Preserve near Heyworth to test out a few new camera settings. I recently added a thir...
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Playful Gnatcatcher
May 16, 2026 - The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher can be a playful and entertaining bird to watch. There were a couple of them at Funk's Grove t...
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Yellow Warbler from Moraine View
May 16, 2026 - This series of Yellow Warbler images was taken over a week ago at Moraine View State Park. It was very cooperative and s...
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Flash of Gold - Northern Yellow Warbler
May 16, 2026 - Nothing like spotting a couple of flashes of gold along the stalks and reeds of a pond and being rewarded by capturing t...
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Connecticut Warbler
May 16, 2026 - I thought I had a Blue-headed Vireo that I had been chasing around the park and had several images of already. Then I go...
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Worm-eating Warbler
May 13, 2026 - I was fortunate enough tonight to relocate the rare and notoriously difficult-to-find Worm-eating Warbler that my son di...
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Wild Turkey
May 12, 2026 - This wild female turkey was photographed at Moraine View State Park a couple of weeks ago.
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Northern Waterthrush
May 12, 2026 - I have to give this little Northern Waterthrush some credit for helping me find the Prothonotary Warbler I posted last w...
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American Redstart
May 11, 2026 - As usual, this little warbler would not stay still for more than a nanosecond, which always makes for a difficult subjec...
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Gray Catbird Flight
May 10, 2026 - I really liked this moment I captured of a Gray Catbird just as it lifted off with its wings fully spread.
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Summer Tanager (Mature Male)
May 10, 2026 - As I was photographing the various warblers all around me, I was oblivious to the Summer Tanager sitting on a limb at ey...
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Black-throated Green Warbler
May 09, 2026 - This Black-throated Green Warbler definitely made me earn these images. It rarely left the top of the canopy and, like m...
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Northern Parula
May 09, 2026 - I was thrilled to find this Northern Parula in such a cooperative mood, happily posing for several beautiful portraits d...
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
May 09, 2026 - “Pleased, pleased, pleased to meetcha!” as their song goes, for this little Chestnut-sided Warbler at Ewing Park this pa...
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Blackburnian Warbler
May 08, 2026 - While this warbler stayed pretty high up in the tree, I knew, based on the bright orange coloring, that I had a Blackbur...
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Prothonotary Warbler Along the Creek
May 07, 2026 - I had the great pleasure of spending some time with this striking Prothonotary Warbler along the Ewing Park creek yester...
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Eastern Bluebird-2
May 05, 2026 - The Eastern Bluebird is one of my favorite birds to photograph. I love the bright flashes of blue and warm rust tones as...
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Great Crested Flycatcher
May 04, 2026 - As the migration has been a bit slow so far this year, I had a fairly quiet night of birding last week. It was salvaged...
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Yellow Warbler Catches a Meal Series
May 03, 2026 - I’m thrilled to have captured this entire sequence of a Yellow Warbler spotting a tiny bug on a leaf and then, in one fl...
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Bald Eagle at Moraine View State Park
May 03, 2026 - I could watch these eagles all day, and with numbers growing in Central Illinois, I’m hoping to get more of these opport...
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Eagle Perched over Dawson Lake
May 02, 2026 - Evan, my son, and I have seen a bald eagle on just about every birding outing we have taken over the past couple of week...
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Tufted Titmouse-3
May 02, 2026 - The Tufted Titmouse is one of my favorite birds, and it is always unbothered by my presence. This social bird is often v...
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Spotlight on a Northern Cardinal
May 02, 2026 - When nature is your studio and the spotlight is perfectly placed on the subject, you have to lock in the focus and get t...
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