An American Bald Eagle banks south and soars over the Father of Waters . . .

Buffleheads are the smallest diving ducks in North America, but they are one of the fastest waterfowl achieving flight speeds of up to almost 50 mph, which makes them challenging to capture, and in turn, makes them even more fun . . .

This Common Goldeneye drake and two hens are quite happy with all of their recent practice and confident they are ready for the upcoming waterfowl air show . . .

What a sight to behold . . those majestic Bald Eagle wings . . .

Goldeneyes are quite speedy, and it's fun watching them land . . . they slow their decent with all flaps down.

Just a touch of afternoon sun on the wings of a juvenile eagle . . .

When you're busy and you're hungry, sometimes you just have to eat on the fly . . . fresh sushi please!

Did you hear the news? . . . (got this juvenile male's attention!) The 2022 hummingbird migration is underway (swipe to see map), and it won't be long before they're back in this area (northern Illinois) from their nice vacation in South America . . .

Look at the wingspan of this beauty . . . a sight to behold. After the California Condor, golden and bald eagles have the longest wingspans in North America ranging from 6' to 7.5'. Female bald eagle wingspans average 7.2 feet; male bald eagle wingspans average around 6.4 feet.