The second calendar, “Wildlife in Chicago Parks” is the one available for FREE for local teachers.
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Hyde Park Wildlife— all photos taken in Jackson Park
Wildlife in Chicago Parks – all but one photo taken in Hyde Park
some unusual shots, other silly shots.
Cape Cod Wildlife Calendar also available
All photo were taken in Hyde Park area during the last couple of weeks.
An American Dagger moth caterpillar
Young green heron hatched in the Osaka Garden still has a little baby fuzz left
A question mark on a butterfly bush
A good look at a hooded female merganser’s feet.
A female hooded merganser
We’ve had a couple of great egrets hanging around this past week.
Green Darner dragonfly–Large dragonfly that migrates south for the winter. Color of lower abdomen and tail changes color from purple to blue to silver depending on ambient temperature.
bullhead catfish
Painted lady on thistle
American lady on Queen Anne’s lace.
How to tell the difference between a painted lady and an american lady butterfly, from bugguide.net
All these photos were taken in Hyde Park during the last couple of weeks except when noted.
red spotted purple
tiger swallowtail
tiger swallowtail on sow thistle
tiger swallowtail
crayfish
orange sulfur
black swallowtail
hummingbird
bluebird (photo taken May 4 in Palos)
juvenile bluebirds
juvenile molting into adult plumage
another juvenile molting into adult plumage
juvenile bluebird
juvenile bluebird with touch of blue
another juvenile starting to get adult plumage
green heron (downy young stage)
rabbit in clover
young cooper’s hawk (young hawks have vertical rather than horizontal stripes) who lost his/her tail
Hackberry emperor
Hackberry emperor
Question mark (or is it a Comma?) on butterfly bush
From http://www.gardenswithwings.com
Looks like a eastern comma
sunrise on a foggy day
All these of photos were taken in the Hyde Park area during the last couple of weeks. Feel free to join us on a nature walk/moon watch tonight at 6 pm. We will start at the east entrance of the Museum of Science and Industry.
red spotted purple butterfly
bunny at 47th Street and Cornell
monarchs mating
indigo bunting eating grass seeds
white underwing moth– forewing pattern provides camouflage IF the moth is resting on a birch tree
sunrise
sundog- bright spots in the sky caused by refraction of sunlight by tiny ice crystals
juvenile double crested cormorant-The feather structure of cormorants decreases buoyancy so they are better able to catch fish underwater. This feather structure also makes their feathers less waterproof than other water birds’ feathers and so they spread their wings to help them dry faster.
green heron
juvenile black-crowned night heron
purple martins lining up– thinking of heading south?
All photos taken in Hyde Park during the last couple of weeks. Baby raccoon video was taken in Indiana but a raccoon family was spotted in Jackson Park this past Saturday.
The next nature walk/ moon watch is this Sunday, August 10. We’ll meet at the east door of the Museum of Science of Industry at 6 pm for the nature walk and meet at the Field house on the Point for the moon watch at 7:30 (moon rises at 7:43).
cone flower
I saw lots of herons on an evening walk including this great blue heron
black-crowned night heron
juvenile black-crowned night heron
double-crested cormorant having trouble swallowing a fish
young purple martin begging from a sibling
white-faced meadowhawk dragonfly
spotted sandpiper looking more grown up but no spots yet
very beautiful great blue heron
Museum of Science and Industry
green heron peeking out of nest
juvenile mallards with their mom
song sparrow singing
song sparrow showing off
tiger swallowtail
monarch butterfly on coneflower
All photos taken in Jackson Park, except house sparrows, during the last two weeks.
Next nature walk and full moon watch on July 12. Meet at east door of Science and Industry Museum at 6:30 pm. Meet at the Fieldhouse on the Point at 8:15 pm for 8:26 moonrise
green heron- they are nesting in Jackson Park
great blue heron
baltimore oriole at nest
flowers in tulip tree
full moon rising
mallard ducklings
eastern kingbird near nest with insect
I think it is a female hooded merganser
indigo bunting
male wood duck having a bad feather day (molting)
a photo where you can see the rusty red tail feathers on a catbird
the baby gnatcatchers have arrived!
cedar waxwing
blue spotted purple butterfly
fledgling baltimore oriole?
black-crowned night heron has caught a bullhead catfish
great egret
two more goslings!!
whatcha doing mom?
fledgling house sparrows
american goldfinch
male and female mallard- male mallard has some blue head feathers–something to do with molting?
ball of fish
female widow skimmer dragonfly
milkweed beetle
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