Dark-eyed Juncos are back in town (have been for more than a week) but not at the Callaway Nature Preserve.
Category: Photography
Milky Way [Skywatch Friday]
The night sky is mysterious and awesome. Looking up on a clear night, you can imagine all the migrant birds making their way unafraid beneath the starry galaxy known as the Milky Way. Photo taken by our brother-in-law Tony Aubuchon of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers Club See other great photos of the sky at Skywatch.
Digiscoping – Double-crested Cormorant in the Fog
Having received our brand spankin’ new Swarovski 80 HD spotting scope on Friday, we were in a hurry to test it out in what little time we had available on Saturday. The weather was frigid and foggy, bad for manipulating small buttons on a camera with cold hands and difficult lighting for taking photos. Birds
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Phriday Photo – Young Bird Conservationists
Notice: We have received news of a local bird photographer who was recently injured and is selling her spotting scope to pay medical bills. It is a Swarovski AT 80HD with a 20-60X zoom eyepiece. If you are interested, please contact us and we will give you her name and number. Conservationist Sammantha (Birdfreak and
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Pelicans!! [Skywatch Friday]
This Skywatch is a collection of those amazing birds we like to call Pelicans!! Both Brown and American White Pelicans are represented. Enjoy and be a part of watching the sky each week.
Phriday Photo – Solitary and the Worm
Here is a short series of a Solitary Sandpiper [Tringa solitaria] scoring a lengthy earthworm meal. Victory!!
Lord of the Skies – Mississippi Kite [Skywatch Friday]
Skywatch is upon us for yet another week. We have yet to get tired of the first recorded nesting Mississippi Kites in Winnebago County, Illinois. So here is the male searching for perhaps a dragonfly or Chimney Swift to feed his young.
Phriday Photo – American Redstart
One of the few migrants to recently pass through our backyard – American Redstart
