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Readers show off their photos on the Suburban Wildlife Facebook page

Check out our Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook, www.facebook.com/groups/suburbanwildlife. There, you will find what many people have asked us about: A place to share your neighborhood coyote sightings and other related snapshots.

The group is a place that goes beyond coyotes. Share your photos of wildlife in your own backyards. Offer tips on getting squirrels out of your attic, how to keep skunks from digging up your yard, and help neighbors identify those strange animal tracks.

We contribute by sharing columns from our wildlife experts, pictures from our talented photographers and other animal stories that lend themselves to this page.

So have some fun, and let's talk Suburban Wildlife ... and there will be a gallery of more pictures at dailyherald.com.

It finally happened today. I've been photographing owls for a couple years now and my dream shot has been to capture one sitting in an old barn window. I've seen some images from Steve Kirby and Matthew Kirby and would think, "Man, someday I hope I can capture images like that." Today just happened to be my lucky day. I'll probably never come across one again sitting in an old barn, but that's OK, because this memory will last for a lifetime. Jan. 20, LaSalle County. Leroy Buckley
Trouble brewing. A cat stalks some turkeys. It was not successful. Jan. 20, Lake Como, Wisconsin. Gordon Garcia
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) harassed by an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in Lake County. Krzysztof Kurylowicz
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