… to the Garden What if you could trade your commute by car—the honking drivers, traffic jams, and roadblocks—for a bike ride, where you keep an eye out for hawks, old oaks, and wild bergamot? That’s what I’ve been doing in my 11-mile cycling commute on the North Branch Trail to the Chicago Botanic Garden , where I work as a senior graphic designer. Life is just better when you start and end your day outside on a bike. I stopped to take a selfie, as …
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… Description: Look in the Dixon Prairie for this grassland bird that, like others of its kind, is no longer common. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This bird is often heard, but less often seen, in shrubby areas or the McDonald Woods foraging for …
Type: Birding
… Description: This is a medium-to-large shorebird often spotted on the shoreline or the mudflats south of the Dixon …
Type: Birding
… Description: This familiar bird hovers over tubular flowers while drinking nectar. It is sometimes confused with the similar-looking hawkmoth. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This small, non-diving duck is usually seen in small to medium flocks on Garden lakes or flying over. …
Type: Birding
… Say's Phoebe is western species of fairly large, brownish-gray flycatcher with a peach-colored belly. Rarely …
Type: Birding
… Description: The Garden's largest member of the swallow family is the purple martin. Look for them flying around or perched on the large, aluminum birdhouses on poles at various locations around the Garden. Anyone walking the Garden perimeter in spring and summer is sure to notice the mini apartment complexes filled with purple birds flying in and out of their homes and calling “pew-pew.” These purple martins, fascinating to watch, …
Type: Birding
… If nature is a healing force, Sabryna-Joi King-Bell has felt its power. It happened during a recent Chicago … a plant brought tears to her eyes. “I’m so appreciative because this is such a safe space and I live a life of gratitude,” she said, her voice cracking with emotion. “It’s so therapeutic … are group-oriented, designed for an array of audiences and ages. The main campus hosts on-site programming for a wide variety of groups. But the outreach programs from the Windy City …
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… Blue Rose offers an eclectic tune selection that spans genres and decades, providing head-bopping and foot-tapping tunes for virtually any music lover. From The Eagles to Alanis Morissette, to … a Blue Rose show, be prepared to sing along, and put your dancing shoes to use! Blue Rose is a group of friends and neighbors who are deeply committed to their craft as individual and …
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