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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rock River scenic from this week:

Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A pair of Backs fro last time out. There was duck hunters shooting just down river 1/4 mile, but the deer seemed to know it wasn't me. That's why its always worth going, the wildlife gets used to seeing me drift by.

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Two eagles while running up river:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are supposed to have a week on rain chances so I wont be going out for awhile. Fawn from last time out:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A fawn watching us drift by this week:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Bald Eagle while running up river yesterday, Rock River: #birds #raptors

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It was just after sunrise, I had it on my monopod on for low light, then up ahead I saw a deer. Then 2, then 3 all bucks! They would look at me, but the low sun was behind me, so they couldn't tell what I was slowly drifting down river just a few feet from them. #nature #wildlife #midwest_photos

It was just after sunrise and it was all shade starting out so I had it on my monopod for low light, then up ahead I saw a deer. Then 2, then 3 all bucks! They would look at me, but the low sun was behind me, so they couldn't tell what I was slowly drifting down river just a few feet from them. They never did run, just walked into the woods and kept feeding.

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Male Belted Kingfisher made it worth my time to go out: #kingfisher #midwest #nature

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pileated woodpecker this week, Rock River, Birds were moving through, unfortunately most left the area by the time I got out again. When birds migrate in large numbers, it means I will see fewer birds, not more: #midwest #wildlife #birding

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Pretty slow on the river this morning, but I did see 5 deer while running up river predawn. Here's a Killdeer from this morning:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Pair of Eagles flying around together yesterday morning:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Four Turkey from this morning on the Rock River: #mid_west_photos

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Great Blue Herons from last week:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Grass grows to about 2', then stops growing and seeds. So why can't they design a seedless grass that only grows 4"? They could! But won't because lawn industry makes billions selling mowers, trimmers, fertilizer, weed killers, seed and lawn services.

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whitetail Deer from last time out Rock River: #midwest_photos

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Juvenile Belted Kingfisher from last week along the Rock River: #midwest_photos

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Great Blue Heron from this week along the Rock River: #midwest_photos

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Coopers Hawk and Eagles from 8/22/26:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Pileated Woodpecker working on a tree, this week Rock River:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Female Baltimore Oriole from this week, I am seeing a few of these and a few warblers, but the cover is so dense I can't see them for long:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Vines are killing all the trees along the river. It's out of control & no way to stop it. They make it hard to see any birds. Those & the Tree of Heavens are also taking over. The Cottonwoods & others are all dying off. The landscape is changing fast with global weather changes.

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My partner is getting old, he's 13 now and Chins don't live but 10-12 years. I almost lost him this week, he jumped out of the boat and hid in thick brush, it took hours to find him and get him out of the thick cover he was hiding in.

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Redtail Hawk yesterday, watching the shore birds:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We have traitors in office. It's not too late to change views, but time is running out.

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It was a decent morning, I saw an Otter, a Hawk, Eagle and deer. Here is the first photo of the morning, Rock River: #rock_river #midwest_photos

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Monarch in my garden in Illinois:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Kingbird made it worth my trouble to go out on the river this morning: #midwest #wildlife #Illinois #birding

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

4 bucks I saw a couple days ago. Someone used a boat ramp way back in and spooked these deer, who swam across the river and were hanging around there as I went by: #Midwest #wildlife #Illinois #river

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Monarch Butterfly in flight in my garden, these can be challenging because they are so fast darting all around: #midwest #wildlife #photography

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Painted Lady Butterfly from my garden:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Great Blue Heron along the Rock River last weekend:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bald Eagle while running up river this week:

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Dave Tackett @dtackeye.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Things can't get any slower on the Rock River, so hopefully the heat waves have passed and I can start going to the big river and do some fishing & photography there. Kingbird from this morning along the Rock River: