Mark Spreyer holds a barred owl Sept. 20 at the Stillman Nature Center. As the executive director of the nature center, Spreyer takes care of the animals and 80 acres. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
Mark Spreyer has cared for raptors, birds and prey at the Stillman Nature Center for more than 15 years. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
Mary Speyer, the executive director of the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington, has brought several injured owls and raptors to the 80-acre property. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
As the executive director of the Stillman Nature Center, Mark Spreyer takes care of the animals and 80 acres at the South Barrington property. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
Mark Spreyer holds one of the birds Sept. 20 at the Stillman Nature Center. As the executive director of the nature center, Spreyer takes care of the animals and 80 acres. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
As the executive director of the Stillman Nature Center, Mark Spreyer takes care of the animals and 80 acres at the South Barrington property. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
The screech owl at the Stillman Nature Center. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
The barred owl. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
A screech owl soars directly into it's nest Sept. 20 at the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
A turkey vulture picks up lunch Sept. 20 at the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
A headstone of one of the animals that once lived at the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media
BARRINGTON — When Mark Spreyer was growing up in Barrington, he noticed one day that a group of birds, which he later identified as barn swallows, had begun nesting in his family’s garage. He’s had an interest in birds ever since. … Read More