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Terry Wise
Feb 21, 20232 min read
007 Duck with the Golden Eye!
Over the past week, an avian visitor has frequented the west Carillon Stonegate Pond. Preferred solitude - moved away from Mallards and...
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Terry Wise
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Can Always Hear Him; Now Finally Saw Him!
Some birds are often heard before they are seen! The Belted Kingfisher is one of those birds. They give strident, penetrating, mechanical...
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Terry Wise
Aug 25, 20222 min read
It's a Family Affair - Whitetail Fawns Appearing!
Same time as one year ago! The banks of Carillon Stonegate Pond are lush with tall, green grasses, reeds and wildflowers after the rains...
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Terry Wise
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Next Generations Appearing on Carillon Stonegate Pond!
During late July, the new generation of birds and other wildlife start to show up around Carillon Stonegate Pond. There was a family of...
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Terry Wise
Jun 2, 20221 min read
FISHING IS EASY, SWALLOWING IS WORK!
This Great Blue Heron successfully caught a sunfish on Carillon Stonegate Pond. But once the fish was speared, what next? The Great Blue...
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Terry Wise
May 15, 20222 min read
The Big Red Dragon(flie)s of Carillon Stonegate Pond!
Watching out over Carillon Stonegate Pond yesterday and saw this flash of brilliant red. Zooming up and down the shoreline and out ten...
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Terry Wise
May 3, 20221 min read
I Cannot Tell a Lie, I Chopped Down a Tree!
George Washington fessed up to the tree that he chopped down. But our North American Beaver does not seem so honest! Caught him/her near...
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Terry Wise
Apr 11, 20221 min read
The "Hell Diver" of Carillon Stonegate Pond Returns!
The Pied-billed Grebe has made its Spring appearance on Carillon Stonegate Pond. This waterbird is small - pigeon-sized. It is brownish...
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Terry Wise
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Wood(en) Ducks on the Water, Very Free and Easy!
"Wooden ships on the water, very free and easy Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline, let us be...
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Terry Wise
Apr 6, 20221 min read
Fishing Season Open on Carillon Stonegate Pond!
This Double-crested Cormorant was out fishing and diving on Carillon Stonegate Pond. It successfully pulled in a sunfish. The...
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Terry Wise
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Prescribed Burn 2022 in Pictures and Video
The professionals at Pizzo & Associates carried out a successful controlled or prescribed burn of the tall grasses around both of the...
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Terry Wise
Mar 13, 20221 min read
A Night and Day on Carillon Stonegate Pond - in 6 minutes!
Skunk! Deer! Mallards! Opossum! Mourning Doves! Squirrel! Red-winged Blackbirds! American Tree Sparrows! House Finches! House Sparrows!
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Terry Wise
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Not Bobblehead! Bufflehead!
We had visitors to Carillon Stonegate Pond this morning. Two Bufflehead ducks were floating on our pond. The Bufflehead is the smallest...
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Terry Wise
Feb 12, 20223 min read
Birds Adapt to Life in Winter – Are They Really Smarter Than Us?
Like some of us, many birds flee the cold, northern regions to winter somewhere warmer – true “snow” birds. But this requires migrating...
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Terry Wise
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Opossum Braving Near Zero Temps on CSG Pond
Glanced out at Carillon Stonegate Pond and noticed this Opossum searching for food yesterday. Brilliant sunshine - but Chicago cold at...
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Terry Wise
Dec 26, 20211 min read
Carillon Stonegate Pond - After Dark!
Ever wonder what goes on around Carillon Stonegate Pond after the sun sets? Placed a trail cam on our patio to see if we could answer...
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Terry Wise
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Great Blue Heron Fishing in Late November - Cold, But Successful!
Glanced out at Carillon Stonegate Pond this afternoon and was surprised to see a Great Blue Heron. The GBH was first sighted on the banks...
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Terry Wise
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Big Buck on Carillon Stonegate Pond
Amidst the rain falling on Carillon Stonegate Pond this morning, an eight-point Whitetail buck appeared on the north bank. Magnificent...
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Terry Wise
Sep 24, 20212 min read
Top of the Roost on Carillon Stonegate Pond
Amid the woodlands across Carillon Stonegate Pond, there are two trees that stand out. Both trees are dead. These trees are surrounded...
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Terry Wise
Sep 5, 20211 min read
Sandhill Cranes - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!
This past week we had a trio of Sandhill Cranes decide to graze on some stray reed grass just outside of Carillon Stonegate Pond and the...
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