Agelaius phoeniceus (blackbird) and Antigone (Grus) canadensis (crane). The blackbird was doing his best to intimidate the crane and get it to move farther away from his nest. The crane totally ignored the blackbird. Image by Stephen Barten
Just waiting and watching for its next meal. Antigone (Grus) canadensis. Image by Jeff Chemelewski
Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Once common in the Barrington area, their numbers plummeted. Recently they are making a comeback in local forest preserves that persevere dead trees which they use both for nesting holes and as a source for insects. Image by Stephen Barten
