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Made by T. McKinney
Another stopover at a butterfly house yielded this shot, which I liked. (Lo! I got some use out of my macro lens! Hurrah!) I wish that second butterfly was actually moving faster-- since I wanted plenty of blur here. So, a slower shutter speed would have been in order, but that probably would have required a tripod, etc. etc. etc.-- but surely we can agree that the idea was at least a nice one. My first Flickr upload in months and months. There will be more coming shortly. It's still a very, very busy time for me. I haven't been thinking about photography much, alas. (April 26, 2011: I just noticed: this is maybe the first appearance of a brilliant green on my stream in over a year. Interesting that I've had a sort of color bias lately)


Turtle, Mirrored
Made by evanembee
Melanistic Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Lincoln Park's North Pond trying to warm the blood a little on a cloudy, 40F day. More: Red-eared sliders can be distinguished from all other North American turtles by the presence of a broad red stripe behind the eye. Some specimens, especially older males, become melanistic or black, which makes identification difficult (Dundee and Rossman, 1989; Conant and Collins, 1991; Tucker et al., 1995).


Uninvited Rider
Made by evanembee
While minding my own business, sitting on my bike and taking pictures in the nature preserve by North Pond in Lincoln Park, I was amazed (and a bit alarmed) to find a squirrel climbing up my rear wheel. I survived the Incident unscathed, and the squirrel, finding me without anything interesting to eat, left the scene. (The poor composition and soft focus in this photo are totally attributable to my combined amusement and panic, coupled with taking the picture while twisted around backward on my bike seat.)


Black and Orange Butterfly
Made by edward_marshall
I spent a ridiculous amount of time getting closer and closer to this butterfly, who very patiently sat on the wall waiting for me to get the picture right. In the end, this was the best shot I managed, and the lesson learned was: don't be afraid to increase the depth of field. Getting the entire butterfly crisply in focus would have been more effective, IMHO. Taken at the butterfly exhibit of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, IL with my 40D and a Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC Macro lens.


Landscape
Made by BlueFairlane
In the seven years I've lived in Chicago, I have probably driven, biked, or walked past the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park a thousand times. I never stopped until Saturday, and I spent most of the visit wondering what I'd been waiting for. A family membership is only $60, so Robin and I will probably join. This was my favorite part, the Butterfly Haven. They set up a little greenhouse room with a waterfall and plants and hundreds of butterflies.


Rabbit in the Park
Made by evanembee
A rabbit being Totally Invisible near the North Pond in Lincoln Park. For more on North Pond: www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/custom.n... For information about the Notebaert Nature Center: www.consciouschoice.com/2000/cc1302/naturemuseum1302.html


Lawn Ornaments
Made by Flipped Out
This is the 'Water Birds' installation near Chicago's Nature Museum in Lincoln Park by artists Brian Peters and Daphne Firos. The twist is that the classic lawn icon has been modified to harvest rainwater and work as a watering can. According to the artists statement = 'the modification calls attention to the vast water reserves used on lawn care and suggests the need for a more sustainable approach.'


The Turtle Tree
Made by evanembee
Where turtles come from, I suppose. The first warm spring day in Chicago brought the turtles up out of Lincoln Park's North Pond to bask in the sun on the branches of a partially-submerged tree. These are Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans). For more about these turtles: nis.gsmfc.org/nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=208


Nesting Goose with Eggs
Made by evanembee
From Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce: For her socioscientific sense is sound as a bell, sir... she knows, she just feels she was kind of born to lay and love eggs (trust her to propagate the species and hoosh her fluffballs safe through din and danger!) ...she is ladylike in everything she does... Goose and eggs in a hollow tree on the shore of South Pond, Lincoln Park.


Drying His Wings
Made by lucias_clay
Fresh from the chrysalis the wings are drying. From the comments below it sounds like some thought he was dying when in fact he was just being hatched. When a butterfly emerges from the chrysalis the wings are wet. The subject is waiting for the wings to dry so that it can fly for the first time. I have also updated the title from Drying to Drying His Wings


Swimmer
Made by evanembee
The first warm spring day in Chicago brought the turtles up out of Lincoln Park's North Pond to bask in the sun -- or to swim in the general direction of a log. This is a Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). For more about these turtles: nis.gsmfc.org/nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=208


No Frogs Here!
Made by evanembee
Green Frog (Rana clamitans) well-concealed (but not well enough to escape from me!) on the shore of North Pond. Lincoln Park, Chicago. More on Green Frogs: animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/...


Monster Moth
Made by digi_dt
I didn't actually see this thing fly, but I'm sure it would be like seeing a regular bird fly. It's easly a foot across, if that gives you an idea of how giant this moth is. I have no idea of what the species is, so if you know, drop some knowledge on us. Taken at the Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago


Turtles, Reflecting
Made by evanembee
The first warm spring day in Chicago brought the turtles up out of Lincoln Park's North Pond to bask in the sun. These are Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans). For more about these turtles: nis.gsmfc.org/nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=208


One: Gold on Wings
Made by Flipped Out
Julia Heliconian (Dryas julia) Judy Istock Butterfly Haven at the Nature Museum in Chicago. First time I used the Nikkor 70-200mm VR, the results are amazing. It really isolated my main subject and blurred the background the way I wanted it. Nikon D70, f2.8, 1/80, 70-200mm Nikkor VR.


Display
Made by yuan2003
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum; Bug-a-Palooza: Insect Pinning; *Please Help Identify this Insect


Tree Roots
Made by Kevin Bohl
Here's a shot of the sculpture near the Nature Museum at Cannon Drive and Fullerton in Lincoln Park. Three shot HDR, processed in Photomatix. Performed some minor adjustments in Photoshop CS4. Comments and critiques are welcome, as always.


Butterfly Haven 6
Made by yuan2003
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum; Bug-a-Palooza: Judy Istock Butterfly Haven;


Three's A Crowd
Made by evanembee
Turtles on a log in Lincoln Park's North Pond. Right to left: Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingi ) and two Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), one of which is finding, sadly, that there's no room on the log.


Cheese Block
Made by yuan2003
Green City Market; Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum;