Photo contest finalists
A sparrow comes in for a landing with a cardinal at a bird feeder surrounded by falling snow and a beautiful winter background. The birds were at the River Trail Nature Center near Milwaukee Rd. in Northbrook the day after Christmas 2009.
Mike Zarnek of Mount Prospect
The yellows and greens surrounded a doe hiding amongst the weeds and wild flowers in bloom in Hoffman Estates this past summer.
Bob Esbensen of Palatine
Joanne Barsanti's Bernese mountain dogs take a rest from playing in the snow during a recent snowstorm.
Joanne Barsanti of Roselle
No pop and no service at an abandoned service station in Nelson, IL
Larry Pearlman of Naperville
On a beach in Malibu, California, the gulls went after peanuts thrown up into the air
Abby Nierman of Mundelin
The full moon on December 31 was the second in December and the last Blue Moon on New Year's Eve until 2028. It was really nice to have a clear sky, but it sure was cold!
Tom Nicol of Geneva
This photo was taken after the hazardous ice storm went through our area. This picture shows three berries covered in a layer of ice.
Brendan McGee of Batavia
A colorful cardinal contrasts with the surrounding snow on its perch in Bloomingdale.
Rhonda Sawtelle of Bloomingdale
A squirrel is caught inside a feeder in a Grayslake backyard.
JB Morrow of Grayslake
Palm trees stand against a deep, blue sky Christmas morning in Las Vegas.
Don Bolstad of Hawthorn Woods
A boy comes up from a cold, deep plunge into Oak Creek after a 20-foot leap from a cliff at Grasshopper Point near Sedona, Arizona in August 2009.
Sharon Swing of Bartlett
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