A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Red Fox
In the neighborhood
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Jan. 1, 2024, 1:36 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Jan. 1, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Virginia Opossum
Cleaning up the suet on the ground
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: March 8, 2023, 5:43 p.m.
Eastern Chipmunk
First appearance of 2023
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: March 3, 2023, 10:40 a.m.
Melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel ("Shadow")
Eating peanuts from the feeder
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Jan. 27, 2023, 1:12 p.m.
At the backyard birdfeeders
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Dec. 30, 2022, 9:51 a.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Dec. 30, 2022, 9:43 a.m.
Melanistic Eastern Gray Squirrel
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Nov. 29, 2022, 2:24 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 28, 2022, 3:25 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 28, 2022, 3:24 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 28, 2022, 3:19 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 28, 2022, 3:18 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 28, 2022, 3:16 p.m.
Sleeping on the deck
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 28, 2022, 3:11 p.m.
Very Young Virginia Opossum
Eating suet from the ground.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 20, 2022, 4:42 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 20, 2022, 4:41 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Oct. 2, 2022, 9:20 a.m.
Raccoon
In the backyard habitat
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 7, 2022, 8:57 p.m.