Winning images of our weekly contest
Two egrets chase each other as they catch fish on Monday, June 4, along the Prospect Heights slough.
Dennis Heuer of Prospect Heights
A butterfly flies over a flower garden in a backyard in Wheeling.
Jeffrey J. Creech of Arlington Heights
A gray hawk launches himself from a dead tree branch on Valentine's Day at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson, Ariz.
Nancy Giardina of Libertyville
The peacefulness created a feeling of serenity and quiet introspection at Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, Illinois in 2016.
Lynne Solway of Buffalo Grove
An "alien bug" peers out from several flowers in a Palatine garden.
Tommy McGreevy of Palatine
A garden spider prepares the next meal.
Jeff Szymczak of Aurora
It took awhile to find this brilliantly colored peacock while visiting the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park in Carlsbad, CA. I could hear his call throughout the park, and eventually tracked him to his lofty perch high above the ground.
Bill Burlison of Winfield
This is a picture I took of a Cedar Waxwing searching for food on a birch tree. There were about 15 or so working in unison for any insects flying or sitting on the tree. They don't sit still long!
Dave Hoffrage of Lombard
I took this picture of a frog hiding in grass.
Erhard Gruenwald of Huntley
After every rain, the flower garden seems more vibrant and colorful. This photo is from the area around my home where the recent rains have brought out more than the usual number of colorful plants.
Joanne Clevenger of Huntley
My Flatcoat Red getting a drink from the garden hose on a hot summer day. Taken in my backyard. Something about water from the hose just taste better.
Andy Scherf of Elgin
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