July 31, 2026
The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison
Chicago's watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city's rat-control efforts-- beginning with the over-reliance on…
In all the hubbub over the owlets and wood ducklings, I sort of lost track of the robin’s nest in the side yard.
When Jerry the photographer and I went to photograph the empty nests this morning, we discovered three baby robins being fed by their mom.
Didn’t want to disturb the family, so I only took a few shots with a zoom.
Mom would fly up to the neighbor’s roof (above) before flying in to feed the babies.
What an ending to the past seven days: 4 owlets, 9 wood ducklings and at least 3 baby robins.
Found a real surprise in the wood duck box.
More on that later.