July, 2011 Edition
A mother duck leads her five hatchlings in the quiet waters of the Killbuck Wetlands. See Ducklings to discover how freshly hatched ducks spend their time.
A male Baltimore Oriole pauses at the citrus feeder of Mick and Connie Hardy. See Hardy's Birds for more of the birds they've seen in northern Madison County.
This family group of Canada Geese consists of two adults and three juveniles. For more goose families, see Geese.
A White-breasted Nuthatch hunts for insects in the bark of this tree See Song Birds for more of our summer birds.
A Great Blue Heron wades in Killbuck Creek as it hunts for fish. For more of this magnificent bird and others see Waterfowl.
Screen Savers
This month, Birds of Madison County brings you three high resolution pictures. Clicking on one of the images below will cause the corresponding high resolution image to be downloaded to your browser. You may save this image by dragging it to your desktop or using the "SAVE" command on the File menu. These images are large and may require a little time to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection. The size of the picture in pixels and of the file in bytes is given for each picture.AOL Users should use Internet Explorer instead of AOL's browser to download these images.
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Pair of Mallards
A pair of Mallards near Shadyside Lake with the male in hot pursuit of the female.
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Mallard Ducklings
Seven Mallard Ducklings follow their mother in the Killbuck Wetlands.
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Killbuck Wetlands
Wildflowers bloom undisturbed on an island in the Killbuck Wetlands under the mid-summer sun.
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We hope you enjoy the pictures. Your comments are welcome and may be sent to us at this address:
Tom and Jean Harbron
Birds of Madison County thanks the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club for providing the hosting web site.
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