Went to Channahon with one of the ladies from the RV ladies site to look for bald eagles on the Des Plaines River. We saw at least two juveniles and one adult, but unfortunately no pictures of them.
Hard to tell if these were American White Pelicans, but I think they are Egrets because they are wading.
Mute swan
Close up of finch nest approximately 3" in diameter.
In the same forest preserve, we then took a walk on the I & M Canal path that runs between the canal & the Des Plaines River. No eagles there, but we did see some other water fowl mostly on the river.
Common Mergansers
On the I & M Canal (a little camera shy) we saw this on in flight and originally thought it was a Red Tailed Hawk, but once he rested on this dead tree, he's too light colored and even though it's a cloudy day, he could be some type of owl also that is in the area. Basically, no clue.
Male and female mallard
Mute swan, Common Mergansers (background), Mallards (foreground)
A group of American Coots. Missed them running on the water, but got a sequence shot of a couple of them diving.
Looks like you found a lot to watch this time out!
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