We spend time at Oak Woods Cemetery thinking about those who have passed away, learning more about the history of Chicago, and seeing nature that connects to these memories. We work to respect the privacy of those who are mourning as well as the ecology of the space. Each grave stone and tree planted in the ground marks time and change. People's voices and birds' calls and songs seem to come together in harmony. Birds are often thought of as connections to life, fertility, calamity and death. It is easy to see this watching them in a cemetery.
In 2025, we found a pair of Bald Eagles nesting at Oak Woods Cemetery. We kept the location known to just a few conservationists and government authorities until May 2026, when the second pair of eaglesnesting at Oak Woods Cemetery was published in local news outlets.
Days 1-5 are a series of photographic documentation of a mated pair of Bald Eagles in March-August in Chicago. We adhere to distancing regulations of 330 feet from the nest. We named the male Bald Eagle "Turtle" and the female "Dove." Day 6 shows unrelated 3 Bald Eagle siblings near Indian Ridge Marsh.
