Published by admin on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 6:15pm
A colorful monarch caterpillar caught munching on a milkweed leaf was selected as the top shot in the August portion of the Forest Preserve's District of Will County's Preserve the Moment Photo Contest.
Of the 122 photos sent in for August, Kathy Bobal of Braidwood took top honors with her nibbling caterpillar photo taken at Rock Run Rookery Preserve in Joliet.
The blurred milkweed leaf and sharp focus on the caterpillar's antennae-raised head as it snacks on the edge of the leaf can almost elicit the sounds of crunching.