Images: Readers' photos of local wildlife
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A mink is spotted in Batavia.
Courtesy of Bill Peterson
A gold finch grabs some cotton for its nest.
Courtesy of George LeClaire
A chipmunk gets a meal in Island Lake.
Courtesy of Rick Lescher
Bullheads seen in the Fox River in Geneva.
Courtesy of Gordon Garcia
A swallowtail butterfly seen in Buffalo Grove.
Courtesy of Jessica Ausnehmer
A Cooper's Hawk is spotted in Plainfield.
Courtesy of David Kacynski
A frog looks out from water in Cook County.
Courtesy of Joe Balynas
Ruby-throated hummingbird at work in Wheeling.
Courtesy of Pawel Los
A hummingbird clearwing moth seen in the suburbs.
Courtesy of Fred Share
A family of deer spotted in Dunhaven Woods in Palatine.
Courtesy of Stephanie Reierson
A cedar waxwing plucks a berry in Lake County.
Courtesy of John Edmonson
A buckeye butterfly rests on mulch in Naperville.
Courtesy of Cindy Stahler Duranceau