A big suburban snapping turtel, a note on the Perseid shower, an update on monarc butterflies and the rapid increase of fish species in the Chicago River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Reports of early periodical cicadas, including an understatement on them, a mailbag item about sightings of hummingbirds and orioles, and the standing world-record bowfin are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
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.