Images: Photo Contest Finalists
Water streaked against the windshield while leaving Chicago as the light reflected off the buildings.
Brittney Hendon of Gurnee
This Eagle picture was taken along the Mississippi last January. We are getting close to having our Eagle friends visit that part of our area.
Bob Williams of Huntley
This past summer, my adult son, Steve, and I visited Glacier National Park in Montana to do some hiking and sightseeing. One evening we saw this glorious sunset from Glaciers Wild Goose Island overlook along the aptly-named Going-To-The-Sun Highway.
Mike Weimer of St. Charles
A pair of wild peregrine on the beach in Evanston shortly after killing a shorebird at Northwestern University last month. These are the top aerial predators in the world.
Rick Remington of Arlington Heights
Morning light enhance the fall colors on a hiking trail in Smoky Mountain National Park in October.
Mike Duda of Arlington Heights
A cloudy day on a river running through Brugge, Belgium.
Lori Burgess of Vernon Hills
The sunrise shined through a wrought iron gate at Waukegan Harbor on November 6.
Kim Vander Yacht of Gurnee
This picture was taken while we were in California this past June. My wife and I were in the Los Lobos Reserve which is a protected natural and wildlife sight just south of Carmel.
Milton Hoskins of Hampshire
This is the Irish Course, Kohler WI.
Fred Spitzzeri of Naperville
I was taking my first walk at the Morton Arboretum and I came across this hawk on the ground eating a mouse he had just caught.
Joe Nalefski of Naperville
While I was winterizing my familys small boat to get it ready for my next favorite season, winter, I was reminded of this photo. I took this photo on Long Bay of Lake of the Woods in Canada. I think it is a nice way to say goodbye to another wonderful season. Call me crazy but I am now looking forward to some snow.
Scott Fricke of Glen Ellyn
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