A male Yellow-headed Blackbird perches among Goose Lake cattails, a striking sight in Illinois, where the species is endangered.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird visits the garden flowers, displaying the brilliant throat that gives the species its name.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovers over spotted jewelweed, gathering nectar before its journey south.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
National Hummingbird Day falls on the first Saturday in September, just as ruby-throated hummingbirds in northern Illinois prepare for their southbound migration.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
Meet “Finch. Gold Finch.” An American Goldfinch gets a playful James Bond introduction, complete with a martini shaken, not stirred.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
A hummingbird visits late-summer flowers in low afternoon light, creating a fleeting moment of balance and symmetry.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
“Woohoo for National Hummingbird Day!” hoots our little feathered friend, a juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird brakes in midair when it finds a bumblebee already occupying the flower it wanted.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
While observing sandhill cranes forage along the marsh, a Red-winged Blackbird took flight from a nearby reed.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Red-winged Blackbirds, Songbirds
Somebody was not too happy about his photo session, squawking, carrying on, and throwing in a few sharp stares for good measure.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Red-winged Blackbirds, Songbirds
