Suburban habitats: Readers' photos of local wildlife
Some of the best photos from the Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook.
Turkeys seen on the tracks in Grundy County.
Photo courtesy of Ken Murphy
Great Blue Heron and a Great Egret share a fishing spot in Kane County.
Photo courtesy of Leo Estrada
A chipmunk stuffs his cheeks out in the suburbs.
Photo courtesy of Fred Share
Blue Jay at River Trails Nature Center. He gets a peanut and beats the shell against the tree with its beak and breaks it open and gets the nut.
Photo courtesy of Mike Zarnek
A happy squirrel running off with some acorns in Elgin.
Photo courtesy of Mark Devino
Butterfly seen at the Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve in Deer Park.
Photo courtesy of Joie Stavroplus
Praying mantis seen outside an office door.
Photo courtesy of Ann Quattrochi Zgoda
A bold jumping spider in Carpentersville.
Photo courtesy of Andrew Zydell
A ruby-throated hummingbird in Carol Stream.
Photo courtesy of Shannon Leslie
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