Category Archives: Wildlife

Butterfly #25 — Regal Fritillary

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Roger

speyeria idalia Monday, June 11, 2007 — 10:35 am Nachusa Grasslands — Lee County, Illinois I didn’t have my field guide with me, and I never would have known to look for this butterfly except that a poster in the … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #24 — Eastern Tailed Blue

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Roger

everes comyntas Monday, June 11, 2007 — 10:30 am Nachusa Grasslands — Lee County, Illinois On the backside of the prairie, a dirt and grass track cuts though a brushy area with some trees before entering a field. The Eastern … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #23 — Meadow Fritillary

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Roger

boloria bellona Monday, June 11, 2007 — 10:00 am Nachusa Grasslands — Lee County, Illinois I took a day off work to bird and sight-see along the Rock River. My second stop was Nachusa Grasslands, where I saw this Meadow … Continue reading →

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Dame’s Rocket

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Roger

Every spring, the woods in our area are carpeted with these very pretty flowers — a noxious weed called Dame’s Rocket. While I was trying to take a photograph that captured the scene … … I noticed I was being … Continue reading →

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To Bird or Not To Bird?

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Roger

Plan A — After supper, grab my binoculars and head to a local park to see what migration was doing. Why Plan A didn’t work — Just as I was about to leave the house, a thunderstorm rumbled through. Plan … Continue reading →

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