My Pictures of the Birds of Nauvoo

When we first arrived in Nauvoo, we were amazed at the number and variety of birds. The marshland just south of Nauvoo is a bird sanctuary. There are many species that live year around in Nauvoo. In addition Nauvoo lies on the path of many migratory birds that stop in Nauvoo in the spring and again in the fall. When I took a walk in the morning, I was greeted with a cacophony of music and antics from the birds. I took a number of pictures of geese, pelicans, wild turkeys and other birds.  I have also used some pictures that others have taken of eagles, swans, turkey buzzards and others  to add to My Pictures of the Birds of Nauvoo. We were also surprised at the abundance of other wildlife in Nauvoo. There were deer, muskrats, raccoons, squirrels, and one sighting of a coyote. Noticeably absent were domestic cats and dogs. There was also an abundance of bugs. The most delightful were the fireflies that made the lawn and trees sparkle in the evening. The most bothersome were the chiggers that lived in the grass and itched like crazy when they bite even though they were so small you couldn't exactly see them. And the nosiest were the cicadas.  

A pair of geese

A blue heron wading in a marsh

A gaggle of geese feeding in the morning

Geese lined up for their morning walk

Wild turkeys looking for some food for breakfast

Geese coming in for a landing

Phantom geese heads in tall grass

This picture show the large number of pelicans that are in Nauvoo in September
Some of the hundreds of pelicans resting on their migration

More pelicans

Close up shot of more pelicans

Turtles sunning themselves on a log

Small bird resting on a lily bud

Eagle coming in for the catch

Catch made

Fawn resting

Eagle in the winter

Eagle getting ready for flight

Young eagle in an old barn

Blackbird resting on a cattail

Migrating storks

Heron in a tree

One of the many squirrels eating dinner

Eagle on an ice flow

Geese on ice


Turkey buzzard

One of the many gaggles of geese in Nauvoo

The Canadian geese add to the beauty of Nauvoo

Geese like too flock together

A duck taking off at sunset

A pair of ducks

Eagle in flight



Eagle with catch



Blue  heron in flight

Goslings at breakfast




A family of geese foraging for food

A double picture a pelican landing


A V-formation of geese migrating

Geese taking off

That water looks cold

A bird nesting

A swan family

A swan mating dance

Swan landing

Swan out of water

Swan coming in for a landing















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