Watching People Watching Eagles
I took a drive today from Yorkville to Montgomery along the Fox River and wound up watching people watching eagles. Before the rains came and a bit of a thaw…
A Walk Down to the River
It was starting to snow and 14 inches were being called for within the next 36 hours, I thought now would be a good time to take a walk down…
Eagle Watching on the Fox River
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think there would come a day when I could go eagle watching on the Fox River. And yet, from my front porch…
Please Don’t put up Pictures of Fog
But I like fog. I like the way it visually cuts me off from my surroundings. This one wasn't horribly dense, but you could see nothing beyond the trees on…
Shooting Out Street Lights
The other day at 9 PM I stepped out on my front porch to smoke the last cheap cigar of the day. Earlier in the day I spent a couple…
While out Fishing the Other Day
While I was out fishing a semi urban stretch of the Fox River at the end of January, I was joined by a couple of red tailed hawks and a…
Fox River Eagles so far for 2011
It seems that the area ponds froze over sooner than usual. December was a pretty cold month that had almost all of the days below normal. This brought a lot…
Fox River Eagles – Winter 2010
I wrote this around the first week of February 2010. The eagle sightings seem to be the highest throughout the month of January. Less open water in the area, but…
Fox River Eagles – Winter 2009
I saw my first Fox River eagle in the winter about 6 years ago. It was drifting lazily on a slight wind above open water somewhere between Montgomery and Oswego.…