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 …
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 …
Watching You
Out looking for Eagles we ran upon this Barred Owl in the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. He just sat on his limb, …