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Alan Anderson photographing limpkins far from home and Dominic Wroblewski sending artful photographs of observations in his backyard are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Milkweed and monarch caterpillars in the suburbs, a cool photo of an American white pelican in Indiana, and a note on the success rate during the 2023 sturgeon-spearing season on Wisconsn’s Wiinnebago system are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

A photograph of suburban red foxes, a hopeful quip on perch, a question on hummingbird feeders, and Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge’s 75th celebration are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

It's always a happy day when we get to do a Food Friday devoted to ice cream. And it has been years since we've done one... so here we go! We welcome back the folks from SoCo Creamery to talk about the art and science of making that perfect cone (or cup) of the cold stuff. 800-348-2551 is the number to call. Ray Graf hosts.

A doe sheltering by a tombstone, a found deer skull and antlers, sandhill cranes on the move, and the most extreme rogue wave are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.