Suburban habitats: Readers' photos of local wildlife
Check out our Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook. There, you will find what many people have asked us about: A place to share your neighborhood coyote sightings and other related snapshots. Here are some of the best photos from the last month.
Canadian goose in October light.
Photo courtesy of Christopher Cudworth
A small bird on dried sunflowers in Hawthorn Woods.
Photo courtesy of Dan Bolstad
A snake spotted in the Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve in Deer Park.
Photo courtesy of Joie Stavroplus
A bald eagle seen in Mooseheart.
Photo courtesy of Dave Soderstrom
A chipmunk gets a treat at the River Trails Nature Center in Northbrook.
Photo courtesy of Mike Zarnek
Two Male Pileated Woodpeckers in the Western suburbs. Males have a red stripe on the cheek and the red cap to the bill.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Goldner
A small deer finds a drink in a backyard birdbath.
Photo courtesy of Sherry Johnson Lajiness
A golden-crowned kinglet.
Photo courtesy of John Edmondson
An egret with a grasshopper in Orland Park.
Photo courtesy of Mike Daley
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