A TRIO OF MERGANSERS OCEAN A recent snowfall covers this

A recent snowfall covers this landscape with box elder trees catching the snow on their branches that line the banks of Eakin Creek West at Wildflower Park

An Eastern Bluebird stops for a rest on a burr oak tree branch along its migration in Northern Illinois

I turned my attention and camera on her

This July morning started out like most other recent mornings with cool temperatures that brought mist to the low lying landscape here in Northern Illinois

A TRIO OF MERGANSERS OCEAN A recent snowfall covers thisA trio of red breasted mergansers spend a few hours swimming around Wildflower Lake diving occasionally looking for a meal of fish before they move northward on their spring migration. This was the first time seeing and photographing these beautiful and colorful water birds. It was a pleasure to have seen and photographed them. (480 116)