Honk, Honk! Geese coming through!
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And they're off!
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Here they come!
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Duck! no, I mean Goose!
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Tree Swallow on the wing.
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Tree Swallows, coming in for a landing.
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Tree Swallow, looking at me.
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Tree Swallow, posing nicely for the camera.
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Dragonfly, the first of the season!
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Song Sparrow.
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Common Grackle.
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Spirit of the River was an amusement barge, with shops on the lower level. It now resides Hamm's Marina among other permanently docked barges and other river boats.
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Great Blue Heron flying around the barge parked in front of the Spirit of the River amusement barge at Hamm's Landing.
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Touring the amusement barge.
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Game Room.
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What's in that window?
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Burger King.
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Phillips 66.
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Spirit of the River and it's fake paddle wheel (it is a barge, not a paddle boat).
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Subs & Pizza.
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Ice Cream and Candy.
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Close-up of the anchor chain.
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A closer view of the amusement barge, parked at the old Phillips 66 filling station.
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View of the triple-decked amusement barge from the dredge-filled waterfront. Check out the huge anchor chain pushed up with the sediment from the river.
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Pelican stands on guard at the marina.
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Port of Kingston Mines paddle wheel now resides at Hamm's Marina in Chillicothe, IL.
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Funk's Grove

Red-bellied Woodpecker.
I took a walk through the woods at Funk's Grove this morning and saw more wildflowers than I have ever seen at one location. It was amazing. I tried to find morels, but only spotted a Devil's Urn and a Scarlet Cup. Soon I hope! It wasn't a big bird day. There were several Northern Flickers, Cardinals, Chickadees, Nuthatches, and this wonderful Red-bellied Woodpecker that posed briefly on his way up the tree.
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Bluebells.
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Toothwort.
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Spring Beauty.
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Dutchman's Breeches # 2.
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Dutchman's Breeches.
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Toothwort.
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Rue Anemone.
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Trout Lily or Dogtooth Violet # 1.
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Trout Lily or Dogtooth Violet # 2.
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Trout Lily or Dogtooth Violet # 3.
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Scarlet Cup.
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Blood Root.
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May Apples and Spring Beauty on a moss-covered hill.
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Devil's Urn.
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Tug boat pushing a huge barge past Copperas Landing on the Illinois River. Saturday was cooler and windy, but the light was great and we had a wonderful time spotting birds.
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Tug Boat Pilot guiding the barge around the bend in the river.
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Eastern Phoebe at Copperas Landing, in the wooded area on the south side of the dike road.
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Northern Rough-sided Swallow at Hamm's Marina in Chillicothe.
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Song Sparrow singing his little heart out.
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Great Blue Heron standing in Copperas Creek. Ed took this photo with my camera, as the bird was on his side of the car.
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Swamp Sparrow, identified with the help from some members of the IBET-ILBird list.
The marks that identify it are the reddish hues in the wings, the warm brownish tones along the flanks, and the white malar between two whisker marks which also set off the white chin.
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Song Sparrow in the brush.
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Double-crested Cormorants. This is another photo taken by Edward with my camera. He is better at focusing than I am, but I'm learning.
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