Bird Kayaking, The Bluest Of Skies And Rare Flowers Radiate: IL In Photos

ILLINOIS — Take a look through this set of images from across Illinois. We're seeing many great opportunities for readers to get some memorable photographs throughout the state this summer.

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Jennifer Petersohn submitted this photo she took recently at the Metra crossing on 153rd St.

Jami Flaws, of Burr Ridge, took this photograph of a rare yellow fairy slipper colony in her garden.

Steven Collins, of Woodridge, photographed this hummingbird from his patio.

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Budd Bieber used a drone to get this great shot of Fox Bend Golf Course pre-sunrise in Oswego.

Connie Goulding, of Plainfield, tell us she took this photo at the DuPage River bridge on Caton Farm while her daughter and young grandkids fished behind her house.

Ann-Marie Aiello, of Wilmington, submitted this photograph of a barn swallow hanging out under the bridge. "One of my favorites to photograph," she said. "If you can catch them sitting, it's quite a treat."

Ken Staggs sent in this photograph he took of a great blue heron along the Salt Creek Greenway Trail in Elmhurst.