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  • Northern Parula by John Absher

    Northern Parula

    Northern Parula Warbler

  • Auntie Em, Auntie Em by John Absher

    Auntie Em, Auntie Em

    Male Common Yellow Throat Warbler in gusty wind.

  • Going Nuts !! by John Absher

    Going Nuts !!

    Tufted Titmouse taken at Maple Lake in Palos Hills, Illinois.

  • Tufted Titmouse by John Absher

    Tufted Titmouse

    Taken at Maple Lake in Palos Hills.

  • It's Upside Down by John Absher

    It's Upside Down

    Taken at Lake Katherine in Palos Hills, this gull actually tried to swallow his catch whole several times while I was photographing.

  • I'll Have Mine Rare by John Absher

    I'll Have Mine Rare

    I suspect I will hear from some that my title is in bad taste, BUT those disappearing little legs are of a mouse and I was amazed to see how efficiently this red tailed hawk literally skinned (and gutted) his prey like I would a catfish before ingesting him.

  • Golden Crowned Kinglet by John Absher

    Golden Crowned Kinglet

    One of many migratory songbirds that migrate through Chicago during spring and fall.

  • I'll Be Back by John Absher

    I'll Be Back

    Sugar Maple at the Morton Arboretum

  • Gotcha !! by John Absher

    Gotcha !!

    Red Tailed Hawk with prey.

  • Forest Fire by John Absher

    Forest Fire

    Taken at Morton Arboretum. Processed with Photomatix HDR.