Possum kingdom here in the neighborhood. From early January.
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Possum kingdom here in the neighborhood. From early January.
In this house, these are the Seahawks we celebrate. 🪶
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
In this house, these are the Seahawks we celebrate. 🪶
Shards of ice forming and cracking this morning on Lake Michigan. The north wind was pushing a sheet of ice into a big boulder along the jetty. Sound on 🔉 for some ASMR. #chicago
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Shards of ice forming and cracking this morning on Lake Michigan. The north wind was pushing a sheet of ice into a big boulder along the jetty. Sound on 🔉 for some ASMR. #chicago
There are a handful of ducks at the edge of Belmont Harbor where some water is still open. Goldeneye, scaup, and mergansers. In the snow this morning.
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There are a handful of ducks at the edge of Belmont Harbor where some water is still open. Goldeneye, scaup, and mergansers. In the snow this morning.
Testing out my Sony macro lens in the snow today. The flowers from last summer are nicely catching the snowfall. I appreciate the subtle brown tones the lens picks up. 🌺 🌱 🪴
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Testing out my Sony macro lens in the snow today. The flowers from last summer are nicely catching the snowfall. I appreciate the subtle brown tones the lens picks up. 🌺 🌱 🪴
Today would have been the birthday of the late Hazel Johnson, the Altgeld Gardens resident known as the mother of the environmental justice movement. Ms. Johnson was the namesake of one of Monty & Rose's 2020 chicks (along with Esperanza and Nish). www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/our-story/le...
January 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Today would have been the birthday of the late Hazel Johnson, the Altgeld Gardens resident known as the mother of the environmental justice movement. Ms. Johnson was the namesake of one of Monty & Rose's 2020 chicks (along with Esperanza and Nish). www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/our-story/le...
There have been big flocks of robins--often more than 50 birds at a time--feasting on berries near Washington Square Park and the Newberry Library recently. I'm not sure I've seen so many in a very urban area of Chicago in winter. 🪶
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
There have been big flocks of robins--often more than 50 birds at a time--feasting on berries near Washington Square Park and the Newberry Library recently. I'm not sure I've seen so many in a very urban area of Chicago in winter. 🪶
Wow, it's been a while since I updated this (around 2020)! Since then Montrose added Broad-winged Hawk, Mountain Bluebird, Short-tailed Shearwater, Pileated Woodpecker, Ferruginous Hawk, Eastern Screech-Owl, Gull-billed Tern, White-faced Ibis, and Cassin's Sparrow. 🪶
January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Wow, it's been a while since I updated this (around 2020)! Since then Montrose added Broad-winged Hawk, Mountain Bluebird, Short-tailed Shearwater, Pileated Woodpecker, Ferruginous Hawk, Eastern Screech-Owl, Gull-billed Tern, White-faced Ibis, and Cassin's Sparrow. 🪶
This year hasn't been about the rarest birds or the getting the best photos. Here's a brief look back!
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December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This year hasn't been about the rarest birds or the getting the best photos. Here's a brief look back!
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How it started, how it’s going. First photo from a Christmas bird count two weeks ago (-1 F), second from this morning’s count (55 F and a downpour).
December 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
How it started, how it’s going. First photo from a Christmas bird count two weeks ago (-1 F), second from this morning’s count (55 F and a downpour).
One of my avian highlights of the year, filming young Great Blue Herons in a nest in walking distance of home. Forgive the quality—filmed with an iPhone through a scope—birds were about 300’ away but a neat experience. 🪶
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One of my avian highlights of the year, filming young Great Blue Herons in a nest in walking distance of home. Forgive the quality—filmed with an iPhone through a scope—birds were about 300’ away but a neat experience. 🪶
A Cooper’s Hawk took out a Rock Pigeon on my street a few days ago. Murder bird! 🪶
December 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A Cooper’s Hawk took out a Rock Pigeon on my street a few days ago. Murder bird! 🪶
Me with Ben Hecht’s Oscar last week @newberrylibrary.bsky.social. He won it as screenwriter for 1927’s Underworld. Yes, he used it as a doorstop. #filmsky
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Me with Ben Hecht’s Oscar last week @newberrylibrary.bsky.social. He won it as screenwriter for 1927’s Underworld. Yes, he used it as a doorstop. #filmsky
Who doesn’t want to curl up for a nap on a gloomy fall day? 🌱 🪴
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Who doesn’t want to curl up for a nap on a gloomy fall day? 🌱 🪴
Always be birding and you might see something new! These House Sparrows were rummaging and scratching through some leaves just like a White-throated Sparrow might do. Not sure what they were finding - worms? seeds? - but it must have been delicious. On a very urban corner here in town. 🦉
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Always be birding and you might see something new! These House Sparrows were rummaging and scratching through some leaves just like a White-throated Sparrow might do. Not sure what they were finding - worms? seeds? - but it must have been delicious. On a very urban corner here in town. 🦉
Asters still in bloom at Montrose Beach Dunes, Chicago, last week. 🌱 🪴
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Asters still in bloom at Montrose Beach Dunes, Chicago, last week. 🌱 🪴
Throwback to a very foggy day on Halloween three years ago. I was passing through a small town and there was a merry go round spinning and spinning and no one in sight. 😱
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Throwback to a very foggy day on Halloween three years ago. I was passing through a small town and there was a merry go round spinning and spinning and no one in sight. 😱
Spotted cucumber beetle. 🪲 🪴 🌱
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Spotted cucumber beetle. 🪲 🪴 🌱
Trying out a new lens on a backyard marigold. 🪴 🌱
October 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Trying out a new lens on a backyard marigold. 🪴 🌱
Johnson majored in mathematics and computer science. Jonson studied with leading scholars and poets. #historysky #medievalsky #bears
September 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Johnson majored in mathematics and computer science. Jonson studied with leading scholars and poets. #historysky #medievalsky #bears
Johnson’s parents were teachers. Jonson’s parents suffered forfeiture under Queen Mary. 👇
September 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Johnson’s parents were teachers. Jonson’s parents suffered forfeiture under Queen Mary. 👇
Johnson will be in the same division with his old boss. Jonson and Shakespeare had a sometimes strained relationship. 👇
September 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Johnson will be in the same division with his old boss. Jonson and Shakespeare had a sometimes strained relationship. 👇
Johnson was the hottest name on the coaching market. Jonson cast Shakespeare as an actor. 👇
September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Johnson was the hottest name on the coaching market. Jonson cast Shakespeare as an actor. 👇
Ben Jonson was “the second greatest playwright” after Shakespeare, and Ben Johnson is the new Bears head coach who has everyone excited. Just to clear up any confusion 👇
September 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ben Jonson was “the second greatest playwright” after Shakespeare, and Ben Johnson is the new Bears head coach who has everyone excited. Just to clear up any confusion 👇
Goodbye to the Damen Silos and a connection to a previous era in Chicago and the Midwest. Always a great place to go birding, around Bubbly Creek, Canalport Riverwalk and more. #canadagoose
July 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Goodbye to the Damen Silos and a connection to a previous era in Chicago and the Midwest. Always a great place to go birding, around Bubbly Creek, Canalport Riverwalk and more. #canadagoose