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Bird enthusiast! eBird profile at https://ebird.org/profile/MzAxNDU4Mw/world
A female #WoodDuck with her eight (!) ducklings. Good luck momma!
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A male #BlackpollWarbler who froze just long enough so I could get a good view of its olive-gold-grey color on its wings which provide a pop of color to this high contrast bird.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography @forestpreserve
A male #BaltimoreOriole perched in a tree.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
My first #LeastFlycatcher! Members of Empidonax are notoriously difficult to pick out of a lineup, but a combination of vocal cues and having just observed other flycatchers in the area helped me flag this as different.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A male #Blackpoll warbler leaning in to start the day.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A male #BaltimoreOriole maneuvering between trees.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight
A lovely #YellowRumpedWarbler from spring migration. Looking forward to their return as they head back south for fall migration!
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
I love seeing both male and female species in the same area as it can help solidify learning how to make successful field IDs. These four photos show both for the #BlackpollWarbler during spring migration.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
The #EasternWoodPewee is well named, as it's vocalization sounds a lot like pe-weeeeeee. Sound like they are having fun!
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A male #CommonYellowthroat gently vocalizing.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A #SongSparrow loafing around.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
I was beyond thrilled to observe my first #Bobolink when driving into the forest preserve early in the morning! Given that it is not uncommon in the areas I have haunted, the fact that it took multiple years of looking makes this nemesis completion all the sweeter!
May 2025 in Illinois #birds
A female #HouseSparrow patiently waiting on my fence.
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A male #HouseFinch atop my pine.
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A couple of #BarnSwallow darting over the water
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight
I would hazard a guess that this #TreeSwallow is about to successfully consume a poor, tiny bug.
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight
You can just hear the call of this #RedWingedBlackbird.
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A neighborhood #BarnSwallow looking a bit ruffled.
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
While not true, this #TreeSwallow appears to be very velvety. Cute bird regardless!
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight
An #EasternBluebird perched in late Spring.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography @forestpreserve
I sometimes feel judged by the #CommonGrackle in my area.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A borealis #RedTailedHawk in flight.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography @forestpreserve
Nothing quite like a clean view of a pupil on this western #PalmWarbler
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography @forestpreserve
Hey red! A lovely #RedHeadedWoodpecker.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography @forestpreserve
The wind lightly floofing this #YellowWarbler.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
For something so yellow, the #YellowWarbler is surprisingly hard to find sometimes! I have grown accustomed to its lilting call, but only recently have I had the good fortune to actually spot them!
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
This #WarblingVireo was in the process of some light lunch. Bully for it!
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
My first #BlueWingedWarbler! Admittedly, I think Blue-gray Winged would have been a better moniker, but I will defer to the experts.
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
A lovely little #AmericanRobin family. The crazy thing? These little birds fledged a few days later as the nest was fallow!
May 2025 in Illinois (Burnidge FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #fledgling #nestlings
A spring classic in Illinois -- the male #CommonYellowthroat.
May 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
