Daily Herald weekly photo contest finalists
Two peafowls, one male and one female, take a respite from grooming themselves to line up for a photo at Cosley Zoo in Wheaton.
Angela Cichosz of Carol Stream
I was walking down my street during this week's big snowfall and noticed that several mailboxes were hanging off their posts, having been hit by snowplows. This sign showed this homeowner, at least, had a sense of humor!
Linda Johnsen of Algonquin
Winter reflections in a creek near West Chicago.
Kathleen Kraft of West Chicago
Jaime enjoying the beautiful snow that wouldn't stop falling on December 26th.
Steven Lougheed of St. Charles
After the rescue of Lola, the Bassett, she has a new found friendship with Ziggy Krinninger and they lay down together.
Lisa M. Krinninger of Gurnee
A little girl plays in the surf and the sand as a little bird walks on the beach in Daytona, Florida in May 2009.
Shelley Leber of Vernon Hills
The snow began falling last Wednesday evening, and the ten o'clock newscasts all predicted the worst accumulation would occur throughout the morning on Friday. School-aged children hoped for a snow day, but were disappointed.
Kelly Nowak of Geneva
The 'blue moon' photographed on New Years Eve in Little Falls, MN.
Patti Scheuman of Wheaton
A tufted titmouse is perched in the last vestages of a corn field in Jo-Davies County, IL. on January 3, 2010.
Bob Esbensen of Palatine
A hummingbird moth feeds on Phlox in a backyard garden in August of 2009.
David Stibbe of Streamwood
Ian Domagata makes a hard cut up while water skiing in Merrimac, Wisconsin.
Bud Domagata of Arlington Heights
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