REPOSTING this photo from earlier today as it appears that my photos are not showing up in my contacts' activity feeds???
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Eastern Towhee (M)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
McDowell Grove F.P.
DuPage County
Illinois
USA
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Secretive by nature and more often heard than seen this handsome Virginia Rail gave us some nice looks out in the open at the edge of the marsh. Several other rails were calling nearby but were not seen.

LIFE bird!
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Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
DuPage County
Illinois
USA
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
DuPage County
Illinois
USA
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Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
DuPage County
Illinois
USA
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A male eastern towhee poses for me in the early morning light.
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Eastern Towhee (M)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
McDowell Grove F.P.
DuPage County
Illinois
USA
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Tags:   Bird DuPage County Illinois Illinois Forest Preserves Nature Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 ED PF VR Nikon Spring Spring Migration USA Wild Wildlife Windows to Nature Nikon Z8 Z8 Pipilo erythrophthalmus 2024 Eastern Towhee

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