It was a temperate but windy day when we took a quick walk around the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center and said hello to our waterfowl friends on adjacent Longjohn Slough. Fun day!
American Wigeons and Ring-Necked Ducks swim in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025Ring-Necked Ducks swim in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025Two Trumpeter Swans swim in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025A Trumpeter Swan swims in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025Nine Tree Swallows hang out in a tree, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025An Eastern Phoebe perches on a wall; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025A Black-Capped Chickadee perches on a branch; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025