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Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week / Jelly

“I regard cats as one of the great joys in the world...

The Monkey House was a structure that stood for more than a century in what is now the Hickory Knolls Natural Area.

Good Natured: The Monkey House

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week / Granger

You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're ...

Stoneflies, even the common species, are increasingly hard to find these days. This stonefly nymph was found in Ferson Creek at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.

Good Natured: Stoneflies

It may seem, at first glance, that our Fox River bugs are a pretty ho...

A large mayfly rests next to its freshly cast skin. Mayflies are the only insects that experience a subimago, or sub adult, life stage in which they are winged and capable of flight but not fully mature.

Good Natured: The Mayfly

( Note: This column is the second in a three-part series on the F...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

“A dog is not a thing...

Also known as River Bugs, caddisflies periodically emerge en masse from the Fox River and its tributaries. Their larvae live underwater for up to a year, and frequently are used as indicators of aquatic ecosystem health.

Good Natured: The Caddisflies

Anyone who's spent time along the Fox River, either in it, near it or...

Meet Captain Picard

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

“Dogs own space and cats own time...

Mother Nature makes it best: A ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) samples the nectar at a butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) also known as butterflyweed. Photo Credit: Karel Bock/iStock

Good Natured: Hummingbirds Part 2

Last week we explored how the tiny winged jewels we know as hummingbi...

Itsy bitsy and flitty, with iridescent plumage that flashes emerald in the sun, hummingbirds shine like winged jewels among our local feathered friends

Good Natured: Hummingbirds

We have a few birds in our area that even nonbirders consider unmista...

Lily is Available for Adoption at Kane County Animal Control

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

Cats are funny creatures, really...

Not flashy but fascinating just the same, diurnal fireflies fly during the daytime and inhabit moist fields and woodlands throughout our area.

Good Natured: Daytime Fireflies

Last week we took a Good-Natured look at fireflies, those flashy star...

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