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| once a swamp it was dammed up to produce a shallow lake that attracts a wide array of water fowl. including Loons. |
Today the Haigh's made their way to Crab Tree Nature Center in Barrington, IL where we enjoyed the warm sunny weather on a Saturday. Finally! Hudson had a blast riding off-road in his buggy. He also saw up close a Turkey Vulture, frogs, one even started croaking, commanding our boys attention for awhile. He enjoyed watching Fathead Minnows and a Green Sunfish. The Green Sunfish was cautiously curious while the Fatheads were actively swimming about the crystalline waters of their 55 gallon aquarium. This was a wonderful morning spent getting outside and enjoying nature. We saw Great Blue Herons with their stalking gate hunting for fish and frogs along the emergent vegetation much as their ancestors had 65 million years ago. Also, present and accounted for were Cranes. A huge bird. Finally, an Osprey! What a site to see just outside Chicago! Cant wait for our next day trip!
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| Pimephales Promelas or Fathead Minnow |
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| Lepomis Cyanellus or Green Sunfish |
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| Hudson in his off-road buggy |
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Turkey Vulture otherwise know as Buzzard
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