My name is Amy and I live in the Chicago area. Besides birding I love to travel. More

Recent Posts

• Lakefront Park on Independence Day (07/04)
• Appropriate NASA birds (07/03)
• SWF: Longleaf Pines at Tibet-Butler (07/02)
• My visitors came from *where* in June?! (07/01)
• T-Shirt Tuesday: Bird Freak (06/30)
• Anhinga with fish (06/29)
• BPW: Loggerhead Shrike (06/28)
• Cornell's CamClickr (beware!) (06/27)
• Moorhen walking on water (06/26)
• Skywatch Friday: Roseate Spoonbill (06/25)
• Our six Viera lifers (06/24)
• Southern birds at Viera (06/23)
• T-Shirt Tuesday: Stylized Bird Illustrations (2) (06/23)
• Birding at Viera Wetlands (06/22)
• BPW: Green Heron (06/21)

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Recent Comments

• J. Andrew Lockhart: beautiful and bright!...
• Wren: Great photos, Amy - I've seen but not photographed...
• Janice: Thanks for your comment on my SWF post, Amy. You'...
• Amy: OMG Gwendolen was that you?! LOL!...
• Christine: ah, standing under the trees with such a sky is a ...
• Christine: :) It's always interesting if not enlightening!...
• Regina: Nice blue sky with a bird. Wonderful post. Great s...
• Arija: The woodpecker shot is really nice with the blue s...
• gwendolen: Have a great weekend Amy. I'm off to Brittany, too...
• gwendolen: ROFL. Looking forward to the prairie chickens....

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