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Lurking here, lurking in the Chicago region's natural areas
Great horned owl perched atop a church spire in LaGrange, IL. I heard the hoots.
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Great horned owl perched atop a church spire in LaGrange, IL. I heard the hoots.
It's gentian and ladies' tress orchid season
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's gentian and ladies' tress orchid season
Optical loop + phone camera + steady hand =
July 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Optical loop + phone camera + steady hand =
Summer mushrooms poppin
July 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Summer mushrooms poppin
Illinois Beach State Park sporting lots of pink
July 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Illinois Beach State Park sporting lots of pink
Feisty little prairie crayfish don't make me cayenne-lemon pepper season you
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Feisty little prairie crayfish don't make me cayenne-lemon pepper season you
White scraggly beards aren't just for your old man post-retirement
April 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
White scraggly beards aren't just for your old man post-retirement
Chicago River wood duck showing off
February 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Chicago River wood duck showing off
Apparently huge salamanders inhabit our Lake Michigan. This one, frozen solid, was bird prey until it wasn't. I found it on a pier near the Illinois/Indiana border.
January 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Apparently huge salamanders inhabit our Lake Michigan. This one, frozen solid, was bird prey until it wasn't. I found it on a pier near the Illinois/Indiana border.
Nature documentary about the arctic except here in Chicago
January 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Nature documentary about the arctic except here in Chicago
Autumn isn't just for leaf peeping! The forest floor is full of fungi if you look closely.
November 18, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Autumn isn't just for leaf peeping! The forest floor is full of fungi if you look closely.