A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Spined Micrathena Web
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: Sept. 1, 2023, 8:50 a.m.
Cicada Exuviae
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 31, 2023, 2:03 p.m.
Red-winged Blackbird
Feeding chicks
Location: Oak Hollow Conservation Area Shot Date: May 27, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Canada Goose
Nesting on a Muskrat Lodge
Location: Oak Hollow Conservation Area Shot Date: April 23, 2023, 10:04 a.m.
American Robin
On a nest
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: April 20, 2023, 9:43 a.m.
Blue Jay Nest
In a spruce tree at the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: April 12, 2023, 9:19 a.m.
Potential Beaver Dam
Where the creek spins off from the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: April 2, 2023, 10:16 a.m.
Potential American Beaver Dam
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: April 2, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Bird Nest
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: March 28, 2023, 12:50 p.m.
Great Blue Herons
Nesting at Crabtree Lake
Location: Crabtree Nature Center Shot Date: March 28, 2023, 11:48 a.m.
At Oak Hollow Park
Location: Oak Hollow Conservation Area Shot Date: Feb. 14, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Near the east side of the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Feb. 11, 2023, 10:50 a.m.
Baltimore Oriole Nest
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Feb. 11, 2023, 10:38 a.m.
Banded Garden Spider
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 9, 2022, 9:13 a.m.
Spider Web
Location: Oak Hollow Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 19, 2020, 8:55 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Oct. 19, 2021, 8:59 a.m.
Location: Oak Hollow Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 19, 2021, 8:03 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 16, 2021, 8:19 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 23, 2020, 7:59 a.m.
On the Common Cattails
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 14, 2020, 9:01 a.m.