Wild Turkeys At Cantigny Park

There is a group of wild turkeys that have been hanging out at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL for a while now. The turkeys liked to stick to the more shaded areas of the park, which made getting pictures of them difficult. I ended up following the turkeys all over the place trying to get them in the best light to show off the colors & patterns of their feathers.

Churchill Woods Forest Preserve Favorites

Here are a few favorite photos of mine that I took recently at the Churchill Woods Preserve. I have several more photographs from Churchill Woods up on My Flickr page.

Thanks for stopping by.
Michael

Great Blue Herons Nest Building

When I was at the Churhill Woods Forest Preserve observing the great egret and great blue heron rookery I kept seeing the same bird flying back and forth to the same group of trees that was separate from the main rookery. I decided to follow the great blue heron and find out what it was up to. As it turned out the great blue heron was flying back and forth collecting sticks and branches to bring to it’s mate to build their nest. I had a lot of fun watching and photographing all of the action as the great blue heron would fly back and forth selecting the best parts for it’s nest and upon returning to it’s nest the bird’s mate would take the recently supplied branch and carefully place it to build up it’s nest. Sometimes the birds seemed to celebrate in approval of a good branch becoming part of their nest.

There are few more pictures of the great blue herons building their nest on My Flickr page.

Enjoy!
Michael

Curchill Woods Forest Preserve Rookery

A small slice of the Great Blue Heron & Great Egret Rookery located within the Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in Glen Ellyn, IL. There are 11 birds in total in this one shot.

Wood Duck at the Naperville Riverwalk

Here are a few select photos from the many that I took of this cute wood duck that was hanging out at the Riverwalk in Naperville, IL.

There are several more pictures of this duck on My Flickr Photostream.

Thanks for stopping by.
Michael

Goose Feathers

Wood Duck And His Mallard Girlfriend

This wood duck has been hanging around with this female mallard at the Riverwalk in Naperville, IL. The wood duck has become very protective of this female mallard and will not let any of the other ducks come close to her. More pictures of this wood duck can be seen on My Flickr page.

Juvenile Bald Eagle

I captured this picture of a juvenile Bald Eagle flying near the Mooseheart eagle nest in Batavia, IL.

Danada Great Blue Heron Rookery – Part 2

Four more photos from the Great Blue Heron rookery located within the Danada Forest Preserve.

Enjoy!
Michael

Great Blue Heron In Flight Series

Great Blue Herons are one of the bird species that really remind me of how closely related birds are to their dinosaur ancestors. I think these in flight photos really show of the primal looks of the Great Blue Heron.