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  1. A black and white skunk walks along the edge of a gravel road next to a grassy roadside. The skunk has pointed its tail up and is looking to the left.
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    August 2026

  2. An adult male wild turkey with his tail feathers fanned and feathers puffed in full mating display.
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    May 2026

  3. A gray and reddish orange squirrel pauses on a tree branch with a nut in its mouth.
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    February 2026

  4. On a wooden dock over a freshwater pond, a biologist and a young girl who just caught a small green fish talk about taking the fish off the line. In the background are more people on the dock, and the green lawn beyond the shoreline.
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    November 2025

  5. A brown mink with a white patch under its chin pauses while foraging. The mink is surrounded by green grasses.
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    August 2025

  6. Two students looking into microscopes examining samples to identify macro invertebrates.
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    May 2025

  7. A bald eagle with white feathers on its head and black feathers on its body perches on a tree branch against a bright blue sky.
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    February 2025

  8. An adult male white-tailed deer is silhouetted against a bright orange sunset while walking across a fallow agricultural field.
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    November 2024

  9. A yellow, black, and white monarch butterfly nectars on an orange flower.
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    August 2024

  10. May 2024
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    May 2024

  11. February 2024
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    February 2024

  12. November 2023
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    November 2023

  13. August 2023
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    August 2023

  14. A juvenile bobcat with dark brown and gray markings looks down from a crook of a limb in a tall tree.
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    May 2023

  15. A brown beaver with a flat tail on the edge of shoreline forages on cattails.
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    February 2023

  16. Two brown otters look to the left while swimming in a river. One white otter also swimming in the river to the right looks forward. In the background is tree limbs along the river bank.
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    November 2022

  17. A brown, tan, and black mottled bird walks amongst tall tan vegetation.
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    August 2022

  18. Two male greater prairie chickens with orange air sacks inflated on either side of their necks and feathers raised in a mating display face-off on the lek.
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    May 2022

  19. Trees surround a limestone bluff in wintertime.
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    February 2022

  20. A group of people walking along a trail in a hill prairie. In the background are low lying agricultural fields. In the foreground are trees with branches that frame the scene.
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    November 2021

  21. A small invertebrate tan damselfly nymph.
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    August 2021

  22. A tan with dark brown spotted snake is in a green grassy area. A map of Illinois counties with a star indicating Ogle county.
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    May 2021

  23. three small brown young vole rodents resting in the sun in crevice of a stump.
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    February 2021

  24. A brown hawk with a red chest perches on a branch between two tree trunks against a blue sky.
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    November 2020

  25. A photograph of a coyote jumping mid-air to pounce on an unsuspecting prey.
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    August 2020

  26. A tan, black, and white male bobwhite quail perched on a sunflower leaf. A golden yellow sunflower is in the background to the right.
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    May 2020

  27. Two deer laying down in a clearing of a forest. Snow has just fallen and has blanketed the area.
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    February 2020

  28. A group of wood ducks standing on a log.
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    November 2019

  29. A group of hunters in blaze orange with bushes in the background.
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    August 2019

  30. Wild cottontail rabbit in a grassy area.
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    May 2019

  31. Gray Fox surrounded by green understory plants in a forest.
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    February 2019

  32. A herd of bison grazing on the prairie.
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    November 2018

  33. A drake mallard duck flying. He has a iridescent green head and orange feet. His body is mostly grey.
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    August 2018

  34. A group of wetland birds in-flight at Guzy land and water reserve.
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    May 2018

  35. A group of male turkeys strutting mating displays.
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    February 2018

  36. A male white-tailed deer with antlers is surrounded by a prairie. A map of Illinois with a star indicating Giant City State Park overlaps the photo on the left side.
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    November 2017

  37. An image of agricultural landscape in early spring.
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    August 2017

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