Dave Tackett

Rock River scene from 2/15/26:
#nature

Nuthatch out my window:
#birds

Male Common Mergansers flying by the other day:
#birds #nature #wildlife

Eagle flying over from last time out (its that same eagle who keeps gifting me shots): #birds #raptor #nature

Must be, the water temp is only 34 degrees

Well he can take a number, lol. He was maybe looking at my doggy in his green vest.

Another Eagle photo, I like this one of the juvenile blending in:
#birds #nature

I love squirrels and won't let one bad one change my opinion on all of them - but for the time being, all my feeders came down and I will not be feeding any more birds or squirrels until this ahole male squirrel goes away. I've had it.🤬

Cardinal taking a bath in the river yesterday:
#birds #nature

Redtailed Hawk from yesterday, Rock River: #raptor #nature #birds

Scenic photo of the Rock River this morning:
#nature

Playing with video, this is the one eagle flying toward me last week. There was 4 eagles in all that flew by and put on a show for me. #eagle

The diver ducks hang around in winters and they are the first to migrate through. Some will stick around until about May, but most left the area already or left that area anyway. This was by Sterling IL.

Bald Eagle from last week, Rock River. This was the day 4 Eagles put on a show for me by flying toward me pretty close on 2/16/26:
#birds #nature #eagle #wildlife

Male Merganser from last week:
#Birds #nature #ducks

Juvenile Bald Eagle going after a pair of diver ducks, with no luck: #birds #nature

Hopefully I will get out soon, waiting for some some sun. Bald Eagle flyover from last week: #birds #eagle #nature

Great Blue Heron from last week, Rock River. They stuck around all winter this year, they are adopting to our changing weather cycles: #birds #blue #heron #nature

Bald Eagle from last week, Rick River: #birds #nature #wildlife #eagle

Bald Eagle flying by this week, Rock River:

#Bald_eagle #raptor #nature

Golden Eye Duck flying bay this week, Rock River:
#birds #ducks #wildlife

Redtailed Hawk watching me from the thick brush:

Something is in there watching me...

#hawk #birds #wildlife #nature #RT_Hawk

This was when I was still working on breaking ice at the ramp. Its a nice blue scene with an eagle and ducks around blue ice with a sunrise

Here's one from last week 2/13/26, Rock River in Sterling IL: #nature #eagle #river

Bald Eagle from this week, Rock River. This one flew right up to me as the were very active and flying all around: #birds #wildlfe #nature

Water is 32.9 here, but its open water now

Thanks Shantha!

Thanks! It was nice getting out on the river for the first time! 3 days breaking ice was worth it.

I read her book. She said she would never hurt herself and lived in fear for her life. Not from her abusive husband, but from the thugs hired to harass her.

Juvenile Bald Eagle from yesterday. I watched him take a run at some diving ducks with no luck, then flew right over me. Lately I’ve been seeing eagles flying close together just for the fun of it; catching updrafts, practicing maneuvers. Makes me wish I could fly along with them. #birds #nature

Juvenile Eagle from this morning. Bad lighting but I like this shot. Today was juvenile day, I got some decent pics:

#birds #wildlife #eagle #nature