From 5.13.26-5.16.26 my father, brother and I drove from Chicago, IL to Memphis, TN and back. This is part of Day 1.
See all of the Memphis trip posts at Memphis 2026.
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| American Crow and Bald Eagle (note size difference) |
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| American Crow and Bald Eagle (note that the entire wingspan of the Crow is that of one of the Eagles wings) |
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| Bald Eagle |
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| Bald Eagle |
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| Black Vulture |
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| 15 Black Vultures |
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| 13 Black Vultures |
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| 13 Black Vultures |
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| 5 Black Vultures |
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| Ring-billed Gull and a plane |
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| Forster's or Common Tern, Great Egret and Double-crested Cormorant |
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| Orchard Oriole |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Baltimore Oriole nest |
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| House Sparrow upside down near nest |
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| White-crowned Sparrow (image taken at a different rest stop) |
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| Chipping Sparrows (image taken at a different rest stop) |
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| Common Five-lined Skink |
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| Common Five-lined Skink |
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| Common Five-lined Skink |
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| Eastern Gray Squirrel |






















