A WINTERS BEAUTY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS WADING BIRDS a couple cottonwood and a

a couple cottonwood and a couple oak trees with many dogbane plants in the foreground at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

I had been photographing the wildflowers and sunrise for about forty five minutes now when this scene unfolded

blue vervain and eastern daisy fleabane just to name a few

I hope someday you get to experience it like I did those few mornings I had with the common loons

yellow coneflower and teasel weed

A WINTERS BEAUTY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS WADING BIRDS a couple cottonwood and aA fresh blanket of snow covers this beautiful and majestic scene along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois. It was so cold and windy this day that I had a hard time focusing on this scene because my eyes would constantly tear up do to the severe weather. (477 135)