Winning images of our weekly photo contest
A Cooper's hawk sits on a chair on a Libertyville patio on October 29th. The hawk is known as a high speed flyer that feasts off other birds. While flying they use a few stiff wing beats followed by a graceful glide.
Jim Huskey of Libertyille
Fall colors reflect in the lake at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein.
Allix Castiglione of Grayslake
Waterfall Visitors. This photo taken on a beautiful sunny day at the Salt Creek waterfall at Graue Mill in Hinsdale. The Ducks were treading the waters at the top of the fall, just before the drop. The water fall made beautiful wavy pattern ending at the bottom with white foam.
Pat Patel of Glen Ellyn
A Woolly Bear caterpillar climbs on a leaf in a Lake Zurich garden. The caterpillar will turn into a Pyrrharctia Isabella, also known as an Isabella Tiger moth.
Cindy Spudich of Lake Zurich
Pop walks with his grandson through the fall leaves at Crabtree Nature Preserve in 2014.
Jeanne Garrett of Arlington Heights
We just finished cutting out the pumpkin for our Halloween pie, and giving expression to our good wishes for the kids who will come trick or treating.
Gib Van Dine of West Chicago
The sun rises over an ice-covered lake with a warm glow.
Dennis Finkenkeller of Schaumburg
A long exposure of a Ferris wheel blinks red, white and blue on July 3rd at the Fourth of July carnival in Palatine.
Jonathan Theis of Palatine
To celebrate our wedding anniversary we traveled to Sedona, AZ in October. Sedona is known as Red Rock Country and for good reason. The red in the mountains of Sedona is unbelievably vibrant. The red color of some of the sandstone layers is the result of iron oxide staining the rocks over millions of years.
Tami Bone of Geneva
The Door County peninsula has several lighthouses. The Cana Island lighthouse is only accessible by foot across a long causeway. This is a photo of the circular stairway leading to the light at the top.
Robert M. Sharp of Gilberts
I took this photo of a Northern Shoveler duck at Horican Marsh, Wi 10/28/16.
Paul McDonough of Algonquin
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