How about a game of ball

 Don't forget your waders.

Abbott's Sphinx

The Abbott's Sphinx moth (Sphecodina abbotti) is interesting at best in its adult life as a moth.  It is rather typical in appearance, mottled brown with raggedy wings.  However, it lives its "first" life as a snake mimic.  Take a look at the first photo.  It can be understood that many would-be predators may mistake this larva for a snake.  It's got all the looks, even down to the "head scales".  However, it doesn't end there.  If its appearance alone won't frighten away a predator, the catterpillar assumes the defensive motions of a snake, and litertally "strikes" with its tail end, which is actually the "head" (the catterpillars real head is the smaller end at the left).  If that's not crazy enough, these catterpillars are known to hiss like a snake as well, though I did not experience this behavior.

Poison Ivy

I get itchy just standing next to this stuff. 

Drive safe.

From what I gather, the driver of the silver sedan, an elderly woman, ran the intersection and caused a 5-car pileup.  The driver of the sedan was killed.

July June Bug

Gluttonous maximus!

Humboldt Park pigeon

Fascination

Somehow, this boy reminds me of myself at that age.  I caught him pointing at a fish in the water at Humboldt Park, supervised by his mom.

Tibicen linnei nymph at night

They are emerging early this season, probably due to the prolonged heat wave.

Pollen

Ominous sky