Images: Photo Contest Finalists
The clouds clear to bring out the majesty of this mountain.
Norman Dobbin of Buffalo Grove
I took this photo while snowshoeing with my dog Rainier after our last snowfall at Hickory Nut Conservation Area in Cary. The sun was filtering through the trees making marvelous shadows on the snow.
Cindy Smith of Cary
Heres a portrait of my mother and father as reflected in Chicagos Bean.
Jean Wehrli of Naperville
The bottom of a wheelbarrow creates an interesting visual of color and texture.
Roland Holup of Long Grove
A girl wraps up her day at her locker in Westminster Christian High School in Elgin last month.
Matt Swing of Bartlett
A fisherman and a Great Blue Heron share the end of a pier in Longboat Key, Florida this past December as the sun sets. The Great Blue Heron appears to wait for some free handouts.
Robert Heimler of Grayslake
Milkweed pods from an AntiochÊforest preserve last January.
Karen Adams-Taylor of Antioch
This photo features two courting Great Blue Herons building a nest in Venice Florida. Their necks form a heart shape and their beaks are joined. Perhaps the most notable feature is that it was taken on Valentine´s Day 2011.
Leo Modica of Wheaton
Two mallard ducks stand in a pond at Bosque del Apache, a National Wildlife Refuge near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jeanne Garrett of Arlington Heights
This little Nuthatch is a real gymnast as it hangs around the feeder.
Bob Williams of Huntley
I was out in the yard taking pictures of clouds and an early rising moon when this flock of geese flew by this past Saturday. I couldnt let them go by without taking a few pictures.
Milton Hoskins of Hampshire
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