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Entrance to the park
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A slice of an Elm tree
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An interesting nest in one of the trees outside the visitors center
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An interesting dead tree along the path to the Illinois River
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This is on the path up to the Starved Rock outlook
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Blurry shot of some pelicans
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Pelicans?
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View from on top of Starved Rock
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View of the lock & dam on the Illinois River
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The Jerry Jarrett from Marquette Transportation waiting
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He's caught one
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Looking at Plum Island Sanctuary
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The edge of the barge coming through the lock
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A sign that gives information about the Plum Island Sanctuary
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A distant bluff
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The bridge that carries IL 178 over the Illinois River
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Coming down from the overlook
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The dead tree again
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A great looking Cottonwood tree
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Starved Rock is a National Historic Landmark
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The tow boat is now visible
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I counted around 15 boats on the river in this area
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The bluff that is "Starved Rock"
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A better shot of the sign
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Gary in front of this Sycamore tree to give perspective to its diameter
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A huge sycamore tree
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Of course I had to check out the bird feeders
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Does anyone know what kind of birds these are?
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Downy Woodpecker
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An American Goldfinch, I believe