Rose-breasted Grosebeak, nonbreeding.

Red-tailed Hawk # 1.

Red-tailed Hawk # 2.

Red-tailed Hawk # 3.

Red-tailed Hawk # 4.

Downy Woodpecker.

Decurrent Fals Asters growing around the boardwalk at Cooper Park Wetland in Tazewell County.

Punk Heron and Egret.

Great Blue Heron sunning on a log.

Great Egret wading in the waters of Lower Peoria Lake along the Illinois River, north of Cooper Park Wetlands.

Turkey Vulture, Double-crested Cormorants, and More

Turkey Vulture at Springdale Cemetery. He was sunning his wings in a tree along the border of one of the burial grounds on the back bluff over looking the river.

Turkey Vulture. He turned and flew away, joining another vulture who was cruising the river valley.

American White Pelicans soaring on the thermals over Springdale Cemetery.

Great Egret flying past a Double-crested Cormorant who was swimming in the Illinois River near Cooper Park in Tazewell County.

Great Egret landing near a Great Blue Heron.

Double-crested Cormorant. # 1

Double-crested Cormorant. # 2

Double-crested Cormorant. # 3

Double-crested Cormorant. # 4

Double-crested Cormorant. # 5