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Animals

Blair Peters with Frisbee

There’s a New Dog in Town: Meet Frisbee

For a second time, the Kane County board room is doubling as a classr...
Snickers

Pet of the Week: Snickers

He’s not what some might call a “normal” looking dog, whatever the de...
With assistance from wildlife biologists from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, American kestrel chicks in the Kane County nest box program are weighed, measured and banded. Photo credit: John Heneghan

Good Natured: The American Kestrel- Part II

After last week's column on American kestrels, a few folks contacted m...
Tucker

Pet of the Week: Tucker

His puppyhood with his forever family didn’t last a full year...
Mid County Trail/ Carolyn Gange

Capture Kane County Photo Event

​Thank you Carolyn Gange of Geneva for submitting a picture of what y...
North America's smallest falcon, the American Kestrel. Photo by John Magera of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Good Natured Column: The American Kestrel

Well, it happened again the other day...
Village of West Dundee Facebook Post

Duck Rescue!

Great job WDFD rescuing three ducklings from a storm drain near North ...
Measuring right around 4 mm, or just over 1/8 in. in length, the polished or 'spotless' lady beetle is one of our area's native ladybug species.

Good Natured Column: Let's Talk Ladybugs!

​Living with three dogs, I've come to accept that few areas of my life...
The long projection at the end of this long-horned beetle is an ovipositor, used for depositing eggs in wood. Graphisurus fasciatus targets dead and dying trees for egg laying; its activities aid in natural decomposition processes.

Good Natured Column: Long Horned Beetle

The other night, even though I was dog tired, I stepped outside f...
Phengodes, the glowworm beetle

Good Natured Column: The Glowworm

There’s a saying that bad things always happen in threes...
Giant water bugs make good parents.

Good Natured Column: Giant Water Bugs Make Good Parents

​Father's Day is almost here, and you know what that means… Time to ce...
“Old dogs can be a regal sight. Their exuberance settles over the years into a seasoned nobility, their routines become as locked into yours as the quietest and kindest of marriages.” Gail Caldwell, Author

Pets of the Week: Honey Boy and Star

They came to Kane County Animal Control together after a lifetime of l...
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