A male and female merganser swim in the Fox River
near some ring-billed gulls.
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A closer look at the mergansers. Note the crested
head on the female.
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A ring-billed gull taking off.
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A great blue heron files down the river ...
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... and lands on top of an old tree trunk.
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A male and female mallard swim alongside the
ice on the Fox River.
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A red-tailed hawk at Springbrook Prairie.
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A Canada goose tiptoes across an icy field ...
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... until he finds some grass to nibble.
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The first robin of the Spring in our back yard. March
19, 2008. A long winter this year!
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These are deer, not birds.
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Kevin took this photo at Springbrook Prairie.
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A great picture of a red-tailed hawk from Chuck Koch.
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A male red-bellied woodpecker.
Photo by Chuck Koch.
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A white-breasted nuthatch. By Chuck Koch.
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A female ruby-throated hummingbird. Photo by
Roy Koch of Wheaton, Illinois.
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Stacey Abe saw this hawk eating a squirrel near
North Central College. We modified his meal in
this picture.
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Kevin caught the house sparrow peeking out from
the birdhouse.
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A house sparrow in the bushes.
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On top of the house peeking in.
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The sparrow likes this perch.
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Kevin's photo of a chickadee.
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A number of common grackles came to visit
nearby.
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This female sparrow looks like she is full up from
birdseed.
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A junco looks for seeds on the patio.
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The milk carton feeders were a big success.
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A mallard enjoys the flowers at the Magic Kingdom
in Orlando, Florida. Picture by Katie.
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A White Ibis on the grounds of the Magic Kingdom
at Disney in Florida.
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Some terns (probably Royal Terns) and a gull
(maybe a young Laughing Gull) on the beach in
Naples. Photo by Katie.
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Adult non-breeding Royal Terns in Naples, Florida.
Picture by Katie.
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While visiting Charlie & Kate in Seattle, Bryan took
these photos of a bald eagle.
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The eagle was circling over the water of Lake
Washington looking for food.
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The eagle takes a last look.
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The eagle flies off to check a different spot.
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For more Seattle birding photos, including
a trip to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle
and pictures from a birding walk
sponsored by the Seattle Audubon club,
please visit the Seattle Visit page.
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