This temporarily flightless male red-tailed hawk, which last fall encountered a landfill flare, displays what’s left of his tail. He is currently receiving care via KARE, Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education for Wildlife, in St. Charles. Good Natured: Landfill Flares Burn Birds April 28, 2023 Alrighty Good Natured readers, show of hands: As a child
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Turkey vultures are the sorts of birds that command attention. For one, they’re VULTURES-dark-feathered and hunchbacked, they look vaguely creepy even under the best of…
Birds, Fly, Turkey VultureBirds flock to Hickory Knolls
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Screech owls prefer to roost in spots like tree cavities, which offer protection from the elements. Birders need sharp eyes, and a little luck, to spot these beautiful birds. Birds flock to Hickory Knolls February 2, 2018 When we lead a nature program on the Hickory Knolls grounds, some things are a given. We know
Birds, Feather, FlyYellow Bellied Sapsuckers
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April 15, 2016 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers Springtime means—finally—warmer temperatures along with visits from a host of migrating birds, including yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Please enjoy this column, which first ran in April 2010. My dad was a big fan of the 1950s sitcom The Honeymooners. (So big a fan, in fact, that when he began seeing my mom,
Birds, Fly, Spring, Yellow Bellied SapsuckersMourning Doves
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April 8, 2016 Mourning Doves A few weeks ago at Hickory Knolls we held a program called SuperHeroes of Nature. We looked at how real-life turtles’ talents compare to those of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; how the special skills of spiders stack up against Spiderman’s superpowers; and how bats’ ability to echolocate rivals any aspect
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