William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message It's a bit of a chilly morning compared to what I'm used to in Georgia. But if there's a natural area nearby, I'm there! On a Thanksgiving visit to Illinois, I made another trip to the Exner Nature Preserve while others prepared the afternoon Thanksgiving meal. The Exner Marsh is a small nature preserve in Huntley, Illinois (McHenry County). There are some very well-maintained trails along the waters of this 113 acre marsh habitat dominated by cattails and bulrush. My biggest surprise was an immature male Common Yellowthroat which, according to eBird, should have migrated out by now. McHenry County, Illinois
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12/3/2020 09:00:10 pm
There is nothing common about the Common Yellowthroat. A beautiful bird and fabulous photo! We’ve been seeing some bird migration anomalies here too. I wonder if it has to do with the numerous hurricanes this year.
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12/28/2020 05:06:37 pm
Thanks again Gail! I sometimes miss the weather/sun & moon times on the posts. If I don't add it to my eBird list immediately while in the field, I usually forget. I like looking back to posts from the same month in years past to see how the weather differs. Thanks! William
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