Dave Tackett

Bald Eagle from yesterday, Rock River:
#birds #raptor #nature #wildlife

2 Geese going at it this morning. There was a lot of posturing with no contact, just yelling in the other's ear as they establish who gets the mate: #nature #birds #wildlife #spring

Thanks for pointing that out, I missed a key. It was actually a pretty good keyword though... "retail hawk"

A large light colored coyote running down a river bank

I saw a Coyote along the river bank this morning. Two geese were honking loudly, I thought it was at me & I got distracted & there was a Coyote along the bank who tore off running by the time I saw him: #wildlife #coyote #wildlife

Thanks! 😀

It was a slow morning for photos but then I came across this Retail Hawk peeking through the tree limbs, along the Rock River in IL:

Retail Hawk from last time out, Rock River that made the trip worth the trouble: #birds #bird_photography #nature #hawk

Bufflehead, a diving duck from yesterday, Rock River near Sterling Il. I caught the light just right to see some color on his face. These are as small duck that dives for fish and crustrations:

Bufflehead, a diving duck from yesterday, Rock River near Sterling Il. I caught the light just right to see some color: #birds #nature #bird_photography

Great Blue Heron yesterday morning, 2 stayed around all winter this year. I believe one is an adult & the other a juvenile:
#birds #nature #blue_heron

Great blue heron is a large bird bluish grey color with a large wingspan. I saw one adult and one juvenile along the rock river while drifting in a boat using an R5 with an rf 100-500mm lens.

Great Blue Heron from this morning, Rock River: #birds #bird_photography #nature #blue_heron

Its hard to get the settings right, the white vs black. They are usually shy, but this one has been hanging around and letting me drift by. I got better pics of him this morning.

2 Bald Eagles roosting, an adult and a juvenile, Rock River yesterday on a nice sunny but windy morning

2 Bald Eagles roosting, an adult and a juvenile, Rock River yesterday: #Eagle #birds #nature

Rock River, but they migrate north from here. You can find some at the lower dam at rock falls.

Out on the rock. It was a bit windy but worth the trouble. Here's a Bufflehead duck from this morning:
#birds #ducks #nature

Juvenile Bald Eagle, Rock River recently:
#birds #nature #raptor

Female Belted Kingfisher from last week, Rock River:
#birds #nature

Thanks Jan!

Eagles from last week, Rock River:
#birds #nature_photography

3 female mergansers on the Rock River::
#birds #nature

Rock River scene from 2/15/26:
#nature

Nuthatch out my window:
#birds

Male Common Mergansers flying by the other day:
#birds #nature #wildlife

Eagle flying over from last time out (its that same eagle who keeps gifting me shots): #birds #raptor #nature

Must be, the water temp is only 34 degrees

Well he can take a number, lol. He was maybe looking at my doggy in his green vest.

Another Eagle photo, I like this one of the juvenile blending in:
#birds #nature

Cardinal taking a bath in the river yesterday:
#birds #nature

Redtailed Hawk from yesterday, Rock River: #raptor #nature #birds

Scenic photo of the Rock River this morning:
#nature

Playing with video, this is the one eagle flying toward me last week. There was 4 eagles in all that flew by and put on a show for me. #eagle

The diver ducks hang around in winters and they are the first to migrate through. Some will stick around until about May, but most left the area already or left that area anyway. This was by Sterling IL.