The Swallows Come To CONWR
Birds are abundant at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge nowadays. Darting around the skies, these aerial acrobats streak color against white clouds. …
Double Crested Cormorant
Driving through CONWR on the Wolf Creek Causeway I came upon a group of these Double Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) just out …
When A Duck Is Not A Duck
When is a duck, not a duck? When it is an American Coot (Fulica americana). Cornell Labs says it best “The waterborne …
Blue-winged Teal
Driving through CONWR I came across these Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) swimming among some Coots. The sun was shining (Yea I know …
Got Any Scraps?
This wonderful Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is just waiting around, looking to see what he can find in castoffs from the …