Birds in love, Chicagoland & Phoenixland (mostly)

Birds in love
Birds in flight	Insects in love		Birds on the hunt
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher male singing Polioptila caerulea May 5, 2017 Naperville Riverwalk	Cactus Wren singing Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus May 23, 2021 Desert Botanical Garden	Cactus Wren singing Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Feb 5, 2023 Desert Botanical Garden	Cedar Waxwing singing Bombycilla cedrorum May 30, 2020 Naperville
Cedar Waxwing yawning Bombycilla cedrorum Feb 19, 2022 Naperville	Gray Catbird calling Dumetella carolinensis May 5, 2017 Naperville Riverwalk	Northern Mockingbird singing Mimus polyglottos Apr 9, 2018 Ocean City Inlet	Northern Mockingbird singing Mimus polyglottos Apr 29, 2019 Cape May Point State Park
Northern Mockingbird calling Mimus polyglottos May 17, 2022 Jekyll Island Causeway	Northern Mockingbird singing Mimus polyglottos May 17, 2022 Jekyll Island Causeway	Northern Mockingbird singing Mimus polyglottos Jan 25, 2023 Heard Museum	Chalk-browed Mockingbird singing Mimus saturninus Oct 19, 2019 Plaza Lavalle
Curve-billed Thrasher singing Toxostoma curvirostre Feb 5, 2023 Desert Botanical Garden	Curve-billed Thrasher yawning Toxostoma curvirostre Jun 13, 2025 Desert Botanical Garden	Curve-billed Thrasher singing Toxostoma curvirostre Dec 10, 2025 Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch	Brown Thrasher singing Toxostoma rufum Apr 23, 2017 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Western Bluebird female calling Sialia mexicana Aug 3, 2024 LA County Arboretum	Western Bluebird female singing Sialia mexicana Aug 3, 2024 LA County Arboretum	American Robin male singing Turdus migratorius Apr 23, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve	American Robin male calling Turdus migratorius Mar 22, 2015 Arrowhead Park
American Robin nesting Turdus migratorius May 20, 2018 Naperville	Northern Cardinal female singing Cardinalis cardinalis Mar 22, 2017 Naperville	Northern Cardinal males display Cardinalis cardinalis May 12, 2017 Chicago Montrose Harbor	Northern Cardinal female singing Cardinalis cardinalis Mar 10, 2018 COD Main Campus
Northern Cardinal male singing Cardinalis cardinalis Mar 11, 2018 Morton Arboretum	House Finch nuptial feeding Haemorhous mexicanus Apr 8, 2017 Naperville	House Finch male singing Haemorhous mexicanus Feb 23, 2024 Encore at Eastmark	European Serin male singing Serinus serinus Mar 23, 2018 Alhambra Palace Granada
American Goldfinch male singing Spinus tristis May 6, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake	American Goldfinch male singing Spinus tristis May 17, 2016 COD Main Campus	American Goldfinch nuptial feeding Spinus tristis Sep 5, 2016 Naperville	Black-throated Sparrow singing Amphispiza bilineata May 28, 2021 Dreamy Draw
Song Sparrow male singing Melospiza melodia Jul 19, 2014 Blackwell Nursery Workday	Song Sparrow singing Melospiza melodia Jun 22, 2020 Morton Arboretum	Abert's Towhee singing Melozone aberti Jan 27, 2023 Encore at Eastmark	California Towhee calling Melozone crissalis Jun 7, 2017 Huntington Library
Field Sparrow singing Spizella pusilla Jun 8, 2016 Fermilab	White-throated Sparrow singing Zonotrichia albicollis Apr 24, 2017 Chicago Mark Twain Park	White-crowned Sparrow singing Zonotrichia leucophrys May 7, 2017 Chicago Montrose Harbor	House Sparrow male singing Passer domesticus Mar 24, 2016 National Mall
House Sparrow male singing Passer domesticus Dec 14, 2024 Grand Canyon	Northern Yellow Warbler singing Setophaga aestiva May 24, 2018 Chicago Montrose Harbor	Yellow-rumped Warbler auduboni female singing Setophaga coronata Jan 24, 2023 Encore Clubhouse	Barn Swallow female calling Hirundo rustica Jun 17, 2016 Chicago Monroe Harbor
Barn Swallow male calling Hirundo rustica Jun 17, 2016 Chicago Monroe Harbor	Barn Swallow juvenile singing Hirundo rustica Jul 6, 2020 Morton Arboretum	Purple Martin male chirping Progne subis May 29, 2016 Chicago Montrose Harbor	Northern Rough-winged Swallow calling Stelgidopteryx serripennis Jun 14, 2016 Chicago Montrose Harbor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow yawning Stelgidopteryx serripennis May 7, 2017 Chicago Montrose Harbor	Tree Swallow male calling Tachycineta bicolor Apr 4, 2015 Morton Arboretum	Tree Swallow calling flight Tachycineta bicolor Apr 23, 2017 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve	Tree Swallow singing Tachycineta bicolor Apr 23, 2017 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Tree Swallow singing Tachycineta bicolor Apr 20, 2019 Springbrook Prairie	Taiwan Bulbul singing Pycnonotus sinensis formosae Mar 17, 2024 Yehliu Geopark	Taiwan Bulbul singing Pycnonotus sinensis formosae Mar 20, 2024 Penghu	Eurasian Blackcap male singing Sylvia atricapilla Mar 20, 2018 Catedral de Sevilla
Cooper's Hawk juvenile calling Astur cooperii Jul 29, 2017 Arrowhead Park	Red-tailed Hawk crying Buteo jamaicensis Jul 19, 2014 Blackwell Nursery Workday	Red-tailed Hawk calling Buteo jamaicensis Nov 10, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake	Harris's Hawk calling Parabuteo unicinctus Apr 3, 2025 Usery Mountain Region Park
Osprey nesting stick Pandion haliaetus Apr 11, 2018 Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge	White-winged Dove fighting Zenaida asiatica May 1, 2022 Red Mountain Park	Gambel's Quail male calling Callipepla gambelii Apr 30, 2022 Riparian Preserve	Gambel's Quail pair bonding Callipepla gambelii Nov 19, 2024 Encore at Eastmark
Domestic Chicken male crowing Gallus gallus domesticus May 31, 2014 Ke'e Beach	Domestic Chicken Black Copper Marans male crowing Gallus gallus domesticus Jan 14, 2016 Chiang Rai	Indian Peafowl male display Pavo cristatus Jul 31, 2018 Phillips Park Zoo	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay calling Aphelocoma woodhouseii Feb 20, 2026 Rio Grande State Park
Eurasian Jackdaw calling Coloeus monedula Jun 17, 2017 Uglich St. Dimitry-on-Blood	American Crow crowing Corvus brachyrhynchos Jun 3, 2017 Anza Lagoon	Common Raven calling Corvus corax Jun 17, 2017 Uglich St. Dimitry-on-Blood	Common Raven calling Corvus corax May 14, 2021 Canyonlands National Park
Common Raven calling Corvus corax Dec 31, 2022 E Williams Field Rd	Common Raven crowing Corvus corax Dec 31, 2022 E Williams Field Rd	Hooded Crow crowing Corvus cornix Jun 10, 2017 St. Petersburg Zosima Shashkov	Hooded Crow crowing Corvus cornix Mar 28, 2023 Dan Jerusalem Hotel
Fish Crow crowing Corvus ossifragus Apr 8, 2018 Ocean City Sunset Park	Spotted Flycatcher singing Muscicapa striata Oct 15, 2023 Athens	Common Myna calling Acridotheres tristis Jun 2, 2014 Kauai	Common Myna singing Acridotheres tristis Apr 1, 2023 Dan Jerusalem Hotel
Spotless Starling male singing Sturnus unicolor Mar 20, 2018 Catedral de Sevilla	European Starling calling Sturnus vulgaris May 7, 2017 Chicago Montrose Harbor	European Starling mating Sturnus vulgaris May 7, 2017 Chicago Montrose Harbor	European Starling mating cloacal kiss Sturnus vulgaris May 7, 2017 Chicago Montrose Harbor
Red-winged Blackbird male calling Agelaius phoeniceus Apr 28, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake	Red-winged Blackbird male calling Agelaius phoeniceus Jun 8, 2015 McDowell Grove Forest Preserve	Red-winged Blackbird male singing Agelaius phoeniceus Feb 18, 2017 Chicago Monroe Harbor	Red-winged Blackbird male calling Agelaius phoeniceus Apr 19, 2018 Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve
Red-winged Blackbird male singing Agelaius phoeniceus May 24, 2018 Chicago Montrose Harbor	Brewer's Blackbird female calling Euphagus cyanocephalus Jun 5, 2017 San Francisco Botanical Garden	Boat-tailed Grackle male calling Quiscalus major Apr 16, 2018 Pea Island Wildlife Refuge	Boat-tailed Grackle male calling Quiscalus major May 8, 2022 St. Marks Wildlife Refuge
Boat-tailed Grackle calling Quiscalus major Feb 22, 2025 Sweetwater Wetlands Park	Boat-tailed Grackle squawking Quiscalus major Feb 22, 2025 Sweetwater Wetlands Park	Great-tailed Grackle male calling Quiscalus mexicanus May 7, 2021 Lincoln	Common Grackle female display Quiscalus quiscula Mar 26, 2016 National Mall
Common Grackle female displaying Quiscalus quiscula Mar 26, 2016 National Mall	Common Grackle male calling Quiscalus quiscula May 29, 2016 Chicago Montrose Harbor	Great Kiskadee singing Pitangus sulphuratus Oct 15, 2019 Copacabana & Leme	Black Phoebe singing Sayornis nigricans Jun 5, 2017 San Francisco Botanical Garden
Western Kingbird singing Tyrannus verticalis May 1, 2022 Red Mountain Park	Freckle-breasted Woodpecker female drumming Dendrocopos analis Jan 12, 2016 Sukhothai	Gila Woodpecker male calling Melanerpes uropygialis Jun 13, 2025 Desert Botanical Garden	Toco Toucan yawning Ramphastos toco Oct 17, 2019 Iguazu Falls Argentina
Monk Parakeet calling Myiopsitta monachus Mar 22, 2018 Torremolinos	Domestic Mallard quacking Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Jan 11, 2016 Ayutthaya	Mallard female juvenile calling Anas platyrhynchos Jul 17, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake	Mallard pair calling flight Anas platyrhynchos May 19, 2016 Danada Forest Preserve
Red-breasted Merganser male display Mergus serrator Apr 8, 2016 Chicago Monroe Harbor	Canada Goose family Branta canadensis May 6, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake	Canada Goose calling Branta canadensis Oct 2, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake	Canada Goose honking Branta canadensis Nov 19, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake
Canada Goose calling Branta canadensis Sep 26, 2016 Danada: Rice Lake	Canada Goose squawking Branta canadensis Sep 26, 2016 Danada: Rice Lake	Canada Goose pair honking Branta canadensis Feb 18, 2017 Chicago Monroe Harbor	Hawaiian Goose pair calling Branta sandvicensis Jun 2, 2014 Kauai
Hawaiian Goose calling Branta sandvicensis Dec 30, 2024 Poipu Beach	Hawaiian Goose honking Branta sandvicensis Dec 30, 2024 Poipu Beach	Killdeer nesting Charadrius vociferus Apr 15, 2010 Russell R. Kirt Prairie	Southern Lapwing chilensis crying flight Vanellus chilensis Oct 24, 2019 Santiago
Andean Lapwing calling flight Vanellus resplendens Jul 19, 2015 Ollantaytambo	Mew Gull calling Larus canus Jun 14, 2017 Kizhi Church of Transfiguration	Mew Gull pair calling Larus canus Jun 14, 2017 Kizhi Church of Transfiguration	Ring-billed Gull calling Larus delawarensis Mar 24, 2014 COD Main Campus
Great Black-backed Gull calling Larus marinus Jun 30, 2017 Fish Pier	Great Black-backed Gull juvenile calling Larus marinus Jun 30, 2017 Fish Pier	Yellow-legged Gull juvenile calling Larus michahellis Mar 18, 2018 Alfama	Western Gull calling Larus occidentalis Oct 27, 2023 Santa Monica Beach
American Herring Gull calling Larus smithsonianus Jun 30, 2017 Fish Pier	American Herring Gull calling Larus smithsonianus Apr 8, 2018 Ocean City Sunset Park	Laughing Gull calling Leucophaeus atricilla Apr 8, 2018 Ocean City Sunset Park	Caspian Tern calling Hydroprogne caspia Apr 22, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern squawking Hydroprogne caspia Apr 14, 2015 Danada: Rice Lake	Caspian Tern calling Hydroprogne caspia Apr 12, 2016 Danada: Rice Lake	Caspian Tern courtship nuptial gift Hydroprogne caspia Apr 16, 2017 Danada: Rice Lake	Caspian Tern mating cloacal kiss Hydroprogne caspia Apr 16, 2017 Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern calling Hydroprogne caspia Apr 17, 2017 Danada: Rice Lake	Caspian Tern calling flight Hydroprogne caspia Apr 17, 2017 Danada: Rice Lake	Forster's Tern calling flight Sterna forsteri Oct 27, 2018 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve	Common Tern crying flight Sterna hirundo Jun 14, 2017 Kizhi Church of Transfiguration
Common Tern crying nest Sterna hirundo Jun 14, 2017 Kizhi Church of Transfiguration	Royal Tern calling Thalasseus maximus Apr 17, 2018 Rodanthe Public Beach	Hawaiian Stilt yawning Himantopus mexicanus knudseni Dec 30, 2024 Poipu Beach	Greater Yellowlegs calling Tringa melanoleuca Apr 11, 2018 Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
Grey-headed Swamphen calling Porphyrio poliocephalus May 13, 2022 Wakodahatchee Wetlands	Little Grebe fighting Tachybaptus ruficollis Mar 27, 2018 Delta del Llobregat	Eastern Cattle Egret calling Ardea coromanda Mar 18, 2024 Taipei Zoo	Great Blue Heron calling Ardea herodias Jun 28, 2016 Algonkian Nature Preserve
Green Heron calling Butorides virescens May 11, 2022 Everglades Shark Valley	Black-crowned Night-Heron juvenile calling Nycticorax nycticorax Jun 3, 2014 Kauai	Brown Pelican adult yawning Pelecanus occidentalis May 8, 2022 St. Marks Wildlife Refuge	Roseate Spoonbill courtship Platalea ajaja Feb 22, 2025 Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Red-tailed Tropicbird calling flight Phaethon rubricauda May 31, 2014 Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge	Red-tailed Tropicbird courtship fly backwards Phaethon rubricauda May 31, 2014 Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge	Double-crested Cormorant squawking Nannopterum auritum Feb 24, 2026 Red Mountain Park	Red-footed Booby calling flight Sula sula May 31, 2014 Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge


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