Winning images of our weekly photo contest
Taken in North Carolina, Outer Banks, near Frisco.We love camping and do a lot of nature photography. My daughter was observing the pelican and it came pretty close to her. I started taking pictures in the hope for a nice shot of the pelican taking off. I absolutely love the motion of the pelican it looks almost unreal how it is in the air.
Andreas Roelofs of Wheaton
One of my favorite springtime flowers, the pansies, were in full bloom recently at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Susan Birr of Carpentersville
This picture was taken at the Fabyan Forest Preserve June 7, 2016. Talk about getting all your ducks . . . (um geese) . . . in a row. There were actually more than the 28 or 29 pictured with another adult goose bringing up the rear!
Marianne Dyer of Batavia
Ferris wheel taken at the Taste of Wheaton.
Robert Lundin of Glen Ellyn
I was walking up to the Museum at Cantigny on Member's night and this guy dropped out of a tree near me. He hopped around like he was trying to stir up something good to eat. He didn't seem concerned that people were taking his picture.
Jean E. Roe of Warrenville
A tree stands along the shore line at the Illinois State Beach Park on the shore of Lake Michigan last September.
Gerald Straw of Round Lake Beach
A sign gives destinations from around the world as it stands along the trail at the beach in Lakeside, Michigan in May.
Cindy Cooper of Lake Zurich
The sun sets over the marsh at Channel Lake in Antioch on June 8, with the clouds reflected in the channel and a jet flies overhead.
Jim Huskey of Libertyville
A pensive primate poses at the Brookfield Zoo earlier this month.
Lynne Solway of Buffalo Grove
Janet Souter, in blue, is in Highwood for the gathering of redheads during Redhead Days Festival on Sunday, June 5. Hundreds of redheaded folk from all over the state showed up for an afternoon of redness, fun, food and games at Everts Park. Souter waves at a drone employed to shoot a video of the carmine colored mob.
Gerry Souter of Arlington Heights
White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu makes a diving tag on a Texas Ranger baserunner as part of a triple play during a game on April 22.
John Wysocki of Mount Prospect
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