A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Viceroy
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: Sept. 13, 2024, 9:02 a.m.
American Goldfinch
In the Sawtooth Sunflowers
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 15, 2024, 9:16 a.m.
Visiting Sawtooth Sunflower
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 15, 2024, 10:47 a.m.
Monarch
Visiting Canada Goldenrod
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 15, 2024, 10:26 a.m.
Peck's Skipper
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 15, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar
On Common Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 8, 2024, 12:26 p.m.
Swamp Rose Mallow
Blooming at Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: Aug. 22, 2024, 9:39 a.m.
Rattlesnake Master
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: Aug. 22, 2024, 9:40 a.m.
Bumble Bee
Visiting Spotted Touch-me-not
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: Aug. 22, 2024, 10:46 a.m.
Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 26, 2024, 12:09 p.m.
Cape May Warblers
In Canada Goldenrod
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 1, 2024, 8:37 a.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2024, 7:29 a.m.
Annual Sunflower
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2024, 7:27 a.m.
Black-eyed Susan (Orange Coneflower)
Fading at the end of season
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 27, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 27, 2024, 3:38 p.m.
Cabbage White
Visiting Meadow Blazing Star
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 8, 2024, 12:40 p.m.