7.2.25 Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL


American Kestrel calling and flapping

American Kestrel. On this day we saw what seemed to be two parent Kestrels with their 3 fledglings. It was hard to count them, so there might have been more or less fledges.

American Kestrel landing

American Kestrel

American Kestrel calling

American Kestrel jumping to another part of the branch

American Kestrel

American Kestrel flying

American Kestrel flying

American Kestrel on a headstone

American Kestrel

American Kestrel calling

Great Blue Heron nestlings

Great Blue Heron fledgling

Great Blue Heron fledgling

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron nestlings. They poop a lot, and the leaves below the nest are stained white.

Great Egret

Black-crowned Night Heron hunting. It caught at least one small fish while we observed it.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Turkey Vulture being chased by a Red-winged Blackbird. I don't know why Red-wings chase Turkey Vultures so often, because Turkey Vultures are no threat to the Blackbirds.

Turkey Vulture being chased by a Red-winged Blackbird

American Robing perched on a headstone

Great Egret, Canada Geese, and a Double-crested Cormorant

Wood Duck and her Wooducklings (a word we made up)

Wood Duck and her Wooducklings

Great Egret and Mallards