Amazing wildlife on the lakefront trail right now

I rode on the Lakefront trail today.  Despite wind advisories, etc. you should too.  Why?

1.  I SAW A SNOWY OWL.  This was totally amazing.  They are obviously rare around here, and I felt like I had seen a unicorn to see such a glorious bird in a city.  (This was on the stretch between the entrance to the harbor and the golf course fieldhouse -- roughly around Irving Park Rd.)

2.  The geese had taken over the golf course.  This made me feel good -- the fowl proletariat won the day over the Titleist masses.

3.  Loons!  There are tons of loons on the lakefront.  They are so so cool.

Also, it's less crowded, and somehow feels magic when cold.  Take a spin!

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on December 6, 2017 at 9:53am

The REAL cycling season has begun! Yay.

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on December 6, 2017 at 11:00am

Great post. I'm envious!

Permalink Reply by Ryan Stahlman on December 7, 2017 at 3:56am

I saw a snowy owl last night as well! It was flying around the Shedd Aquarium. That was definitely a first for me.

Permalink Reply by David P. on December 7, 2017 at 4:27am

That is cool! I heard from a friend the other day that there are going to be an unusually high number of snowy owls around here.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 8, 2017 at 5:06am

Loons AND a snowy owl - wow!

Permalink Reply by Ken Gray on December 10, 2017 at 12:54am

Can we get some pictures? I really want to see this myself, but a good picture is worth a thousand words!

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