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8/25/26 Rock River Drift
It was a good day for song birds and Blue Heron! Also I Redtail Hawk. Chickadees, Kingbirds, Flycatcher and more.
8/22/2026 Rock River Drift
I finally had a good day. Not great, but I saw a few wildlife. I saw my first fawn of the year with a doe while running up river. I was surprised to see how young it was being late … Continue reading
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8/22/26 Rock River Drift
8/22/26 Rock River Drift, Doe with fawn as I was running up river, 4 bucks while drifting down in that same area. Coopers Hawk, Bald Eagles, Warbler, Woodpecker, Oriole, Kingfisher. There was 2 boats out and they spooked the deer … Continue reading
Drift 8/17/26 Kingfisher
It just gets slower and slower. No mammals at all, but I did see a 4 eagles, 2 kingfisher and a few young Wood ducks:
Rock River Drift 8/4/26
The sun looked big this morning. Seems a lot has changed since I was out last time. Most of the cormorant moved out along with Killdeer, Sandpipers, and other songbirds. There was hardly any Eagles around, I saw 2 juveniles … Continue reading
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Rock River Drift 7/30/26
Another slow morning, but I did manage a few photos. Full moon with contrails, scenic Rock River, Great Blue Heron at tree top, Flycatcher, Kingbird, Raccoon family, 8 point buck, whitetail deer, Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper, Killdeer in flight, Grey Squirrel, … Continue reading
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Rock River Raccoons
It’s been slow this year, much slower than last year and I thought that year was bad. There’s just hardly any ducks, songbirds and other wildlife around. I am drifting and seeing nothing. Last week I was one mile into … Continue reading
Rock River Drift 7/29/26
I went out and saw a coyote standing along the river, but it was still too dark to get a photo on the fly. The pup didn’t even look at me, just looked down river as I ran by. Then … Continue reading
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Kingfisher with Mudcat
Kingfisher caught himself a Mudcat. A female Kingfisher was interested in his catch, possible his mom. She followed, landed by him but he took off with the fish.
7/23/26 Rock River Drift
It’s barely worth it, but just getting out is fun and wildlife gets used to seeing me and maybe I will see more soon. Scenic Rock River, Great Blue Heron, Juvenile Kingfisher with mudcat, Juvenile Kingbird, Cardinal
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