Last weekend I went on a bird walk at Cantigny Gardens. We saw 26 different species, which is pretty good for Northern Illinois in November. Two of them were first time birds for me, a Hairy Woodpecker and a Belted Kingfisher. The Kingfisher flew away before I could get a picture, but the Hairy Woodpecker was in no hurry so I was able to get a just good enough photo of him.
Hairy Woodpecker
One other highlight was a young Red-tailed Hawk. While I’ve seen them many times, this one was low in the tree and I was able to get a close look.
