Female Northern Cardinal.

Eastern Wood Pewee.

Heron peeking out from behind the thistle.

Indigo Bunting 1.

Indigo Bunting 2.

High above the river, behind the old cement silo that still stands on the dike that separates the marsh from the river, we found the Osprey nest.

How big are the babies?

Two Osprey sitting on the nest.

He's thinking about leaving.

Dad (presumably) takes off . . .

And he's off, flying down the river, behind the trees, so we can't watch.

Alone on the nest.

Sunset over Banner Marsh.

Fisher Folk in the light of the setting sun.

Female Baltimore Oriole sitting on the suspension bridge at Bell's Landing. I prevously thought this was an Orchard Oriole, but the color was wrong for that species. I'll go with female Baltimore, as suggestd by a couple of IBET members. It was fun watching her drink from the hardware holding up the bridge. She flitted from piece to piece drinking a little at each spot.

Off to the other side of the bridge.

Female Baltimore Oriole drinking from hardware holding up the suspension bridge.

Speed Limit is 15. That Robin zooming past must not have seen the sign.

Bales of hay in the setting sun.

Banner Marsh Windmill.

Banner Marsh Windmill was Donated by David Jacobus Family.

Northern Bobwhite Quail and a Common Grackle.

Run away! Run away!

Grain Elevator from Bell's Landing.

View from Bell's Landing at Banner Marsh, Fulton County, Illinois.

Canada Geese floating down the river, across from Cooper Park.

Song Sparrow.

Spotted Sandpiper on the beach of the Illinois River.

Prothonatory Warbler peeking from behind the maple leaves in the woods by the boardwalk at Cooper Park.

Prothonatory Warbler.

House Wren with head poking in the tree.

House Wren feeding young in the hollow tree.

Dragonfly.

Grackle feeding his young.

Bull Frog waiting for a fly to pass by.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow.

Painted Turtles in the sun.

Purple Swamp Iris in the Rain.

Purple Swamp Iris in the Sun.

Red-winged Blackbird.

Yellow Swamp Iris.

Baby Beaver swimming near the den.

Beaver diving for safety.

Cooper Park

Red-winged Blackbird at Cooper Park.

Great Crested Flycatcher at Robinson Park.

Beaver Pond at Cooper Park.

Mallard Duck and Drakes.

Cardinal on the Boardwalk at Cooper Park.

Baltimore Oriole in the nest with the babies.

Female Baltimore Oriole.