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Chicago outdoors: Sandhill dance, 12-point buck, Dave Genz, silver carp

A sandhill crane dancing with a cornstalk, a 12-point buck in the Foroest Preserves of Cook County, ice-fishing guru Dave Genz on bluegills and the record pounds of silver carp taken from the Illinois River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2023

Chicago outoors: Great egret detail, IL lake sturgeon, Bassmaster’s 1st “Million Dollar Man”

Paul Vriend photographing a great egret in flight, Illinois’ effort to reestablish lake sturgeon and Bassmaster’s 1st “Million Dollar Man,” Larrry Nixon retiring from competitive fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2023

Chicago outdoors: White pelicans hopping about in Indiana

Milkweed and monarch caterpillars in the suburbs, a cool photo of an American white pelican in Indiana, and a note on the success rate during the 2023 sturgeon-spearing season on Wisconsn’s Wiinnebago system are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023

Kestrel keeps eye on crickets

A kestrel chasing a cricket, the best hook for perch on the Chicago lakefront, the annual stocking of walleye into the Indiana side of Wolf Lake and a recommendation on Wisconsin bear dens are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2022

Babe’s record-book buck, bounding cemetery buck, fish habitats for the Slough and timberdoodles

A bounding spike at a North Side cemetery, a question on timberdoodles, Babe Ruth’s record-book buck and building fish habitats at Willow Slough are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 22, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Green heron fledge, head acorns, suburban monarch & hummingbird, Wis. sturgeon

A note on falling acorns in northern Wisconsin, a green heron fledge beautifully photographed, a surprise of a monarch and hummingbird in the same photo, and the size of Wisconsin lake sturgeon are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Hawk chick, walleye/bait color, leucistic robin, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

A photo of a red-tailed hawk chick on Chicago’s North Side, a question of walleye and bait color, a leucistic robin in the southwest suburbs, and passage of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the House are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 19, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Fox family, record skipjack, eating morels, the playwright Shakespeare and fishing

A photograph of a red fox family in Chicago, the world-record skipjack herring, some suggestions for preparing morel mushrooms and a quote by Shakespeare on fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Ancient koi, cavorting rabbits, bird feeder question, sharp-eyed wild turkeys

A question on bird feeders, a brilliant photo of cavorting rabbits, the oldest-known koi and describing the sharp eyes of wild turkeys are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 30, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Fledgling great horned owl, suburban coyote, Minnesota moose, brook-trout ambiance

A wonderful shot of a fledgling great horned owl, a question on suburban coyotes, the count of Minnesota moose and an apt note on the ambiance of brook-trout streams area among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 9, 2022