ILLUMINATING THE PRAIRIE WOODPECKER A male red-winged blackbird takes

A male red-winged blackbird takes a moment of rest atop of a cattail before continuing its display of showing its colors and calling to attract a female in this wetland landscape setting at Wildflower Park

it looked like it was now going to downpour and I headed back to the trailhead

The forecast this June morning was to be mostly clear with some clouds

An american tree sparrow perches atop a cattail on this wetland prairie landscape at Wildflower Park

Morning sunlight illuminates this blue vervain plant in Northern Illinois at Wildflower Park

ILLUMINATING THE PRAIRIE WOODPECKER A male red-winged blackbird takesOvernight we had 2 3 inches of snow and the forecast for this morning was to be sunny with a few clouds, so I decided to brave the frigid 18F temperature to catch this sunrise in the park. Combining the recent snowfall and the sunshine predicted, I set out to photograph the sunrise. As I was trekking along, I was thinking where I would photograph the sunrise and thought that the bridge over a frozen South Fork Kishwaukee River would be a good place to