Capture My Chicago

  • Wintery Paperbark Trunk by David Uthe

    Wintery Paperbark Trunk

    .... dusted

  • White-Crowned Sparrow by David Uthe

    White-Crowned Sparrow

    This is another species that is only in the Chicago area during the cooler months. In the summer, it moves north to breed. So, to see it live, you need to get out to the area woods .... now. :-)

  • White-Crowned Sparrow by David Uthe

    White-Crowned Sparrow

    This is another species that is only in the Chicago area during the cooler months. In the summer, it moves north to breed. So, to see it live, you need to get out to the area woods .... now. :-)

  • Foggy February Start by David Uthe

    Foggy February Start

    .... pre-sunrise, with a forecast of sunny skies and 50-ish temps by mid-afternoon :-)

  • February Sunset by David Uthe

    February Sunset

    .... through cloud layers

  • Herring Gull by David Uthe

    Herring Gull

    .... immature, showing "second-winter" feather colors

  • Ice Fishing by David Uthe

    Ice Fishing

    .... adult Herring Gull at Lake Sedgewick in January with a late breakfast :-)

  • Downy Woodpecker by David Uthe

    Downy Woodpecker

    .... male, with it's head cocked back, aiming to peck again

  • Downy Woodpecker by David Uthe

    Downy Woodpecker

    .... male, at Lake Sedgewick

  • It's a Grey Area by David Uthe

    It's a Grey Area

    There's NO ice fishing at Lake Sedgewick for safety reasons. But .... If you're fishing through the ice, sitting on the floating pier over the ice, through a hole you drilled through the ice, are you "ice fishing"?
    I say, let it go .... :-)