Weekly photo contest finalists
This photo was taken during a hike up Mt. Rainier in Washington 2008. We saw this raven soaring and it then landed right by us.
Cindy Smith of Cary
This is a picturesque 6th century cemetery in Glendalough, Ireland.
Tom Gallagher of Roselle
An American Goldfinch rests on a coneflower at the Chicago Botanic Garden last month.
Susan Cansler of Buffalo Grove
This picture was taken on our family Hawaiian vacation. It shows my 8 year old son Mikie being engulfed by a wave while boogie boarding.
Michael J. Kilbourne of Carpentersville
Flamingoes are reflected in a pond at the San Diego Wild Animal Park last spring.
James Sayre of Libertyville
The Grayslake Central High School freshman volleyball team spends a day with their feet in Lake Geneva in Wisconsin last summer.
Lacey Dahlstrom of Grayslake
I was up early one morning a week ago and walking around the back of my house when I saw this fawn having breakfast on a tree in our backyard.
Kevin Phelan of Elburn
They're everywhere, including my office window way up here!
Terri Jensen of West Chicago
A reflection of the Chitzen Itza pyramid in Mexico is seen in a young girl's glasses this past summer.
Wes Dorszewski of Palatine
The "Eye" by sculptor Tony Tasset on display in Pritzker Park is a favorite tourist attraction in Chicago this summer.
Abby Nierman of Mundelein
This is an unusual marker to memorialize tough times for farmers in the 1980s, located near Norway, IL.
Veronica Batterson of Aurora
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