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Category Archives: Bird

Message of the Day – A Bird

Posted on 08/06/2016 by Cal SkinnerJuly 31, 2016
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This sea gull was cruising downstream from the Algonquin dam of the Fox River Sunday before the Founders Day Parade. … Continue reading →

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Sandhill Cranes Like Main Beach Vacinity

Posted on 10/11/2014 by Cal SkinnerOctober 7, 2014
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This two birds have been hanging around the wetlands and borders of the parkland near Crystal Lake’s Main Beach. above they were in the triangular park when Dole Avenue ends this week. In mid-September, they were next to Lake Avenue … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – A Bird

Posted on 08/04/2012 by Cal SkinnerAugust 4, 2012
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Taking the back way home from CVS took us though Wedgewood, with its severely depleted wetlands. That’s where I saw this blue heron standing in the shallows. … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Birds

Posted on 08/07/2009 by Cal SkinnerAugust 7, 2009
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Are these the same species bird? I found the egret on the left at the Main Beach outlet of Crystal Lake. The one to the right was in one of the McHenry County Fair buildings dedicated to 4-H exhibits. It … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Confusion

Posted on 03/28/2008 by Cal SkinnerMarch 28, 2008
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As we drove into Lake in the Hills to return a friend of my son after a visit to Key Lime Cove water park in Gurnee, I saw a bird perched in a tree. It was beginning to snow, as … Continue reading →

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Message of the Day – Confusion

Posted on 03/28/2008 by Cal SkinnerMarch 28, 2008
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As we drove into Lake in the Hills to return a friend of my son after a visit to Key Lime Cove water park in Gurnee, I saw a bird perched in a tree. It was beginning to snow, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Bird, Confusion, Lake In the Hills, Lakewood, Message of the Day, Robin, Snow | Leave a reply
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