Great Blue Heron coming in for a landing at the rookery.

Great Blue Heron coming in for a landing at the rookery.


What's New?

  • Assignment Gallery is up from the Glen "Skids" Memorial Fly-in on April 26th - 27th
  • April 20th - A special RequestHowie is a U.S. Army Special Forces Ranger with two tours of duty in Iraq and was the 2012 Team Leader of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Black Demonstration Jump Team.  Last September, this brave young man was hit by a distracted driver while cycling before an air show.  Howie has be fighting his way back since that day and is now competing in paralympics - he needs our help to fund his dream.  Please join me and Donate to "TEAM AWESOME" and help Howie to realize his new dreams.  He's done his job for us, now it's time for us to give a little bit back!  Go Get'em Howie!
  • April 9th - new blog post Air Show Basics
  • April 7th - new blog post Always Focus on the Eyes
  • April 5th - Port Barrington Heron Rookery location updated
  • April 4th - Alcoa Eagle Cam - April 6th: the two young eaglets are doing great.  This is a great web cam to observe the eaglets and their parents.
  • April 3rd - Rockford announces postponement of AirFest
  • Checkout Soaring Art's Facebook Page.  News, interests and some pretty good images posted daily
  • U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds cancel most of 2013 show season due to sequestration.  This follows suit for all military teams, including the Blue Angels, Tac Demos and jump teams.
  • Quad Cities Air Show 2013 - An Arial Salute to the Greatest Generation - WWII
  • Great Grey Owl photo shoot gallery is up
  • Upcoming Events