Latitude: 39.0145849
Longitude: -90.313214
Elevation: 193 meters / 633 feet
Barometric Pressure 990KPa

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Avocet Fishing - No. 1 by Nikon66, Avocet in St. Charles County, Missouri. Taken October 1, 2022.

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Avocet Fishing - No. 1 by Nikon66
Grafton Lighthouse - No. 1 by Nikon66, Completed in 2007, the Grafton Lighthouse stands 47 feet tall and illuminates the Grafton riverfront
Grafton Lighthouse - No. 1 by Nikon66
Flood of 1993 - Portage des Sioux by MissouriStateArchives, Collection Name: RG111 Department of Public Safety Missouri Water Patrol Collection
 
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Grafton Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) - No. 2 by Nikon66, This Eastern Screech Owl has become a local celebrity of sorts.  He has been photographed by a large
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towboat festival by PC Schroeder, Towboat Festival, Grafton, IL, June 27, 2009.
A view from in front of the bandstand.towboats
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Grafton Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) - No. 3 by Nikon66, This Eastern Screech Owl has become a local celebrity of sorts.  He has been photographed by a large
Grafton Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) - No. 3 by Nikon66
Grafton Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) - No. 1 by Nikon66, This Eastern Screech Owl has become a local celebrity of sorts.  He has been photographed by a large
Grafton Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) - No. 1 by Nikon66
Eastern Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) 2019 - No 2 by Nikon66, Eastern Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) taken December 13, 2019, in Grafton, Illinois.  

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Eastern Screech Owl (Rufous Morph) 2019 - No 2 by Nikon66
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Dawn over an Icy Mississippi River by Michael Allen Siebold
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Swallow-tailed Kite - No 1 by Nikon66
Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey Campus May 2013 by Lewis and Clark Community College, A panoramic view of the Godfrey campus of Lewis and Clark Community College. Photo by S. Paige Allen
Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey Campus May 2013 by Lewis and Clark Community College
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Swallow-tailed Kite - No 5 by Nikon66, For several days during the week I kept getting reports of a Swallow-tailed Kite spotted just across
Swallow-tailed Kite - No 5 by Nikon66
Swallow-tailed Kite - No 2 by Nikon66, For several days during the week I kept getting reports of a Swallow-tailed Kite spotted just across
Swallow-tailed Kite - No 2 by Nikon66
Jersey County Courthouse (Jerseyville, Illinois) by courthouselover, Erected in 1893, this stone Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse was designed by architect <a href="h
Jersey County Courthouse (Jerseyville, Illinois) by courthouselover
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Hatheway Hall June 2011 by Lewis and Clark Community College, The exterior view of the newly renovated Hatheway Hall.2011 lccc 110606104
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Our Lady of the Rivers - Portage des Sioux, Missouri by Nikon66, The Shrine to “Our Lady of the Rivers” located in Portage des Sioux, Missouri.

Portage Des Sioux is
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Eagle at TreeHouse Wildlilfe Center by Nikon66, I’m always amazed when I find a place like this near home that I have never heard of before.  The Tr
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TNI, 4-10-2010 046_edited-1 by bluesmax007
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Young Peregrine Falcon near Alton Illinois - No. 2 by Nikon66
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Hatheway Hall June 2011 by Lewis and Clark Community College
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TNI, 4-10-2010 049 by bluesmax007
Young Peregrine Falcon near Alton Illinois - No. 3 by Nikon66, These young Peregrine Falcons had recently fledged and it was fun watching them awkwardly trying to
Young Peregrine Falcon near Alton Illinois - No. 3 by Nikon66
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Jersey County Courthouse - No. 3 by Nikon66, Built in 1893 and located on the Public Square in Jerseyville, Illinois, the Jersey County Courthous
Jersey County Courthouse - No. 3 by Nikon66
Jersey County Courthouse - No. 4 by Nikon66, Built in 1893 and located on the Public Square in Jerseyville, Illinois, the Jersey County Courthous
Jersey County Courthouse - No. 4 by Nikon66
Peregrine Falcon with Breakfast Near Alton Illinois - No. 1 by Nikon66, Peregrine Falcon with breakfast taken June 21, 2020, near Alton, Illinois.


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Peregrine Falcon with Breakfast Near Alton Illinois - No. 1 by Nikon66
Jersey County Courthouse - No. 1 by Nikon66, Built in 1893 and located on the Public Square in Jerseyville, Illinois, the Jersey County Courthous
Jersey County Courthouse - No. 1 by Nikon66
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TNI 068 by bluesmax007
TNI 078 by bluesmax007, The Natures Institute in Godfrey Illinois. 05-02-2009park scenery tni buettner
TNI 078 by bluesmax007
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I spent some time
IBOT: Best of Tara Point by David_B_Vernon
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TNI, 4-10-2010 023 by bluesmax007
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Avocets in St Charles County - No. 1 by Nikon66
TNI 061 by bluesmax007, The girls hiking the trails and checking out the scenery at The Natures Institute in Godfrey Illinoi
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Young Peregrine Falcon Near Alton Illinois - No. 1 by Nikon66
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Eastern Screach Owl (Rufous Morph) 2019 - No. 1 by Nikon66
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The One that Got Away - Avocets in St Charles County by Nikon66, Avocets in St. Charles County, Missouri. Taken October 1, 2022.

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The One that Got Away - Avocets in St Charles County by Nikon66
Great River Road (Jersey County, Illinois) by courthouselover, As seen from southern Jersey County along Illinois State Route 100 near the town of Elsah

These blu
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CX3A4773 by DaveH1970,
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Canon 5DS R - EF 70-2
Great River Road Sunset by SG Hayes Imagery
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I used few filters to get to this
Grafton's sunset (IMG_0365-2) by JRCmoreno
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KCS Piasa Creek Bridge by LarryHB
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Doowntown Jersyville Illinois by LarryHB
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